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Friedrich Moritz Ernst Kegel (born April 11, 1876 in Niederhaßlau , † February 14, 1945 in Dresden ) was a German chemist . He was the first in the world to be awarded the title of doctoral engineer (Dr.-Ing.) As part of a normal doctorate.

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Kegel, who grew up under the tutelage of an uncle because of the early death of his father, graduated from high school in 1895. He began studying mechanical engineering, but soon switched to chemistry at the Technical University of Dresden , which he completed in 1899. In 1900 he was charged with a dissertation "On the question of the Constitution Paraoxyazokörper" doctorate . He was “not only the first Dr.-Ing. of the chemical department of the Technical University of Dresden, but was the first in the world to receive this academic title. Until then, only two honorary doctorates with this title had been awarded. "

After initial employment, Kegel taught at the technical center in Altenburg . From 1907 Kegel worked for the chemical factory v. Heyden in Radebeul , where he was soon appointed operations manager and in 1914 rose to head of the control laboratory. In the years of his professional activity up to his retirement on October 1, 1942, Kegel was significantly involved in the development of numerous synthetic medicinal substances and drugs, such as Silargetten, Coffetylin and Gastrosil , but especially in the large-scale production of acetylsalicylic acid .

After retiring in 1942, Kegel taught chemistry at the Lößnitzgymnasium in Radebeul .

Kegel died in 1945 during the air raid on Dresden in the daytime raid on February 14th . The cone who lived in Radebeul was buried in the Radebeul-Ost cemetery.

Kegel was the father of the concert and oratorio singer Gerda Beyer-Kegel (1910–1986), who is also buried in this cemetery.

A street in Radebeul has been named after him since 2001, he himself lived at Meißner Straße 108.

Works

  • On the question of the constitution of the paraoxyazo bodies , dissertation 1900.

literature

  • Frank Andert (Red.): Radebeul City Lexicon . Historical manual for the Loessnitz . Published by the Radebeul City Archives. 2nd, slightly changed edition. City archive, Radebeul 2006, ISBN 3-938460-05-9 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Lars Thiele: Kegel, Friedrich Moritz Ernst . In: Institute for Saxon History and Folklore (Ed.): Saxon Biography .
personal data
SURNAME Kegel, Ernst
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kegel, Friedrich Moritz Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German chemist
DATE OF BIRTH April 11, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH Niederhasslau
DATE OF DEATH February 14, 1945
Place of death Dresden