Friedrich Kutscher (physiologist)

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Friedrich Kutscher (born August 13, 1866 in Schwetz , West Prussia , † June 22, 1942 in Bad Tölz ) was a physiological chemist and professor at the University of Marburg .

Life

During his studies in 1886 he became a member of the Germania Berlin fraternity . After studying medicine (Dr. med. 1893 in Berlin), he became Albrecht Kossel's assistant in the Marburg Physiological Institute in 1896 . He completed his habilitation in physiology in 1899 . In 1907 he became an associate professor and was given his own department. In 1921 he became a full professor, in 1933/34 he retired, but held lectures until 1936. His successor was Theodor Bersin . In November 1933 he signed the German professors' confession of Adolf Hitler . Kutscher had been a member of the Leopoldina since 1932 .

Kutscher represented the subject Physiological Chemistry opened by him . His research focused on the material nature and physiological function of nitrogenous bases, especially those from the group of guanidine bases . He is considered to be one of the discoverers of carnitine (along with Vladimir Gulewitsch and R. Krimberg), whom he called Novain. His work was appreciated by many students such as B. Dankwart Ackermann , and is absorbed in biochemistry .

Awards

  • Dr. phil. hc (Marburg 1928), Goethe Medal v. Frankfurt / Main (1941)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Willy Nolte (Ed.): Burschenschafter Stammrolle. List of the members of the German Burschenschaft according to the status of the summer semester 1934. Berlin 1934, p. 280.
  2. ↑ F. Kutscher, On the knowledge of the Novains, Z. physiol. Chem., Vol. 49, 1905, pp. 47-49
personal data
SURNAME Coachman, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German physiological chemist and professor at the University of Marburg
DATE OF BIRTH August 13, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Schwetz (West Prussia)
DATE OF DEATH June 22, 1942
Place of death Bad Tölz