Ferdinand Wurzer (chemist)
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Ferdinand Wurzer (born June 2, 1765 in Brühl , † July 30, 1844 in Marburg ) was a German physician and chemist .
Life
Wurzer first studied philosophy and later medicine at the Electoral Cologne Academy in Bonn , where he 1788 Dr. med. received his doctorate. He practiced as a doctor from 1789 to 1794. In addition to his professional activity, he was passionate about chemistry. He then held lectures as a professor in Bonn until 1797. In that year he became professor of chemistry at the newly established central school in Bonn. In 1805 he moved to the University of Marburg as a professor of chemistry and medicine . Wurzer is considered to be the founder of chemistry at the local university, of which he was rector four times between 1809 and 1821.
His nephew was the doctor, landowner and politician Ferdinand Wurzer (1808–1875).
Honors
- 1792 member of the Leopoldina
- 1801 corresponding member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences
- 1819 Knight's Cross of the Golden Order of the Lion for his services to the University of Marburg
- 1834 honorary citizen of Marburg
- 1838 Dr. phil. hc from the University of Marburg
- In 1904 a street in Bad Godesberg was named after him.
Works
- Thoughts on the theuration prevailing in Germany, along with proposals to avert it in the future. Barth in Komm., Leipzig 1805 digitized
- About the common good of chemical knowledge . Bayrhoffer, Marburg 1805 digitized
literature
- Norbert Flörken (Ed.): Ferdinand Wurzer. Chemical pioneer in Bonn. Writings 1788–1844. Bonn BuchVerlag, Bonn 2020, ISBN 978-3-9818821-9-3 .
- Carl Oppenheimer: Wurzer, Ferdinand . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 44, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1898, p. 367.
- Georg Schwedt : Ferdinand Wurzer and the founding of the Godesberger Gesundbrunnen. In: Association for Home Care and Local History Bad Godesberg e. V. (Ed.): Godesberger Schriften des Verein für Heimatpflege und Heimatgeschichte Bad Godesberg e. V. Bonn 2015, ISBN 978-3-9816445-1-7 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rector's speeches (HKM)
- ^ Member entry by Ferdinand Wurzer at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on February 6, 2016.
- ↑ Holger Krahnke: The members of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen 1751-2001 (= Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Philological-Historical Class. Volume 3, Vol. 246 = Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Mathematical-Physical Class. Episode 3, vol. 50). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-525-82516-1 , p. 265.
- ↑ KW Justi: Basis for a Hessian scholar-writer-and-artist-story . Marburg 1831, p. 818.
- ↑ Wurzerstraße in the Bonn street cadastre
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wurzer, Ferdinand |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1765 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bruehl |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1844 |
| Place of death | Marburg |