Friedrich Hecht (chemist)
Friedrich Hecht (born August 3, 1903 in Vienna ; † March 8, 1980 , pseudonym : Manfred Langrenus ) was an Austrian chemist and writer.
Life
Friedrich Hecht studied chemistry at the University of Vienna , received his doctorate there in 1928 and was an assistant at the Second Chemical Institute. Even before Austria was annexed in 1933, he was a member of the (then illegal) NSDAP and the SA , and from 1934 also the SS . In 1938 he moved to the Analytical Institute of the University of Vienna and completed his habilitation there in 1941. From 1943 to 1950 he was Professor of Microchemistry and Geochemistry at the Technical University of Graz , from 1959 to 1973 Full Professor of Analytical Chemistry and Head of the Analytical Institute in Vienna.
In the 1950s he wrote two science fiction novels under the pseudonym Manfred Langrenus, which at the time received special attention as an alternative to the loan book and notebook publications of the time.
bibliography
- Specialist literature
- On the criticism of age determination using the lead method. Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky, Vienna 1931.
- For counting the alpha particles emitted by uranium. Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky, Vienna 1935.
- Inorganic micro weight analysis. Springer, Vienna 1940.
- Meteorites as documents of extraterrestrial events and cosmic rays. Springer, Vienna, New York 1966.
- Chemistry of transplutonium elements. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna 1966.
- Basics of radio and reactor chemistry. Academic Publishing Company, Frankfurt a. M. 1968.
- Novels (as Manfred Langrenus)
- Rich in the moon. Loewe, Leoben 1951.
- Under the spell of the Alpha Centauri. Loewe, Leoben 1955.
literature
- Hans Joachim Alpers , Werner Fuchs , Ronald M. Hahn : Reclam's science fiction guide. Reclam, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-15-010312-6 , p. 246.
- Hans Joachim Alpers, Werner Fuchs, Ronald M. Hahn, Wolfgang Jeschke : Lexicon of Science Fiction Literature. Heyne, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-453-02453-2 , p. 640 f.
- Ernst Klee : The dictionary of persons on the Third Reich. Who was what before and after 1945? S. Fischer, 2003, ISBN 3-10-039309-0 , p. 235.
- Rich in the moon and under the spell of Alpha Centauri. In: Guide through the utopian-fantastic literature , edited by Franz Rottensteiner and Michael Koseler (loose-leaf collection, Corian-Verlag, Meitingen)
Web links
- Literature by and about Friedrich Hecht in the catalog of the German National Library
- Manfred Langrenus in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Works by and about Friedrich Hecht at Open Library
- About empire in the moon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hecht, Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Langrenus, Manfred (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian science fiction writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 3, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 8, 1980 |
| Place of death | Vienna |