Emil Votoček
Emil Votoček (born October 5, 1872 in Hostinné ; † October 11, 1950 in Prague ) was a Czech chemist and professor at the Technical University in Prague and an internationally recognized scientist in the field of monosaccharides .
Life
The son of a paper wholesaler initially studied at the commercial academy, but soon switched to chemistry. After graduating from the Prague Technical Academy, he went to the University of Colors in Mulhouse in Alsace for two years . Here he began with experimental chemistry, moved on to Göttingen , where the elite of chemistry and physics met at the time. He studied the chemistry of sugar under Professor Bernhard Tollens . A department that filled his later life and made him an international capacity in the field.
In 1895 he returned to the University of Technology in Prague, initially working as an assistant, from 1900 as a private lecturer and from 1907 as a full professor of experimental chemistry. He held his lectures until the university was closed by the Nazis in 1939.
He lectured in inorganic chemistry for over 15 years and in organic chemistry for over 30 years. Votoček was one of the founders of the Czech Scientific School of Organic Chemistry.
Works
Votoček published a series of papers on the chemical analysis and composition of sugars, colors and a range of aromatic and inorganic chemistries. He discovered some new forms of sugar. In addition to sugar research, he also worked out a new method of standardizing halogens and built a number of apparatuses.
He also refined the terminology of Czech chemical names. In addition, he published textbooks for his lectures. Its results have been published in the publishing house of the Czech Academy and the Royal Bohemian Teaching Association and in reports of the Chemical Society. He founded the scientific journal Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications with Nobel Prize winner Jaroslav Heyrovský .
Rudolf Lukeš and Otto Wichterle were among his students .
Publications
- Anorganická chemie (co-author, 1902)
- Cvičení v chemii organické (Prague, 1899–1901)
- Chemistry fysikální (1902)
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Emil Votoček in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Literature by and about Emil Votoček in the catalog of the German National Library
- Emil Votoček - CV on the website of the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Votoček, Emil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hostinné |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 11, 1950 |
| Place of death | Prague |