Friedrich Rathgen
Friedrich Wilhelm Rathgen (born June 2, 1862 in Eckernförde , † November 19, 1942 in Berlin ) was a German chemist and the first director of the chemical laboratory of the Royal Museums in Berlin.
Life
Rathgen was the son of the businessman Carl Rathgen. He first attended a private children's school and from 1871, due to the lack of a higher school in Eckernförde, the secondary school branch of the Katharineum in Lübeck . There he passed the Abitur at Easter 1881. He then studied natural sciences in Göttingen , Berlin and Marburg and finished his studies in 1886. He passed his oral exam for the rigorosum exam at the end of 1885 with Max Bauer ( mineralogy ), Theodor Zincke (chemistry), Franz Melde (physics) and Julius Bergman (philosophy) The dissertation followed on June 30, 1886.
Since Rathgen as unfit patterned was, he offered no military service from - what he was doing - and was initially a job as an unpaid private assistant to Hans Heinrich Landolt in Berlin. Shortly afterwards he became a paid lecture assistant.
In 1888 Rathgen, who was now known for his work in the field of conservation, analysis and investigation of historical objects and museum objects, was appointed head of the chemical laboratory of the Royal Museums at the time at the age of 26. He held this position until his retirement in 1927.
The Rathgen Research Laboratory , a nationwide scientific institute of the Berlin State Museums / Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation , is named after Friedrich Rathgen. It carries out archaeometric studies.
Works
- The conservation of ancient finds: taking into account ethnographic and handicraft collection items. 1926
- The maintenance of public statues 1926
- Weathering and Preservation of Ashlars: Contributions to the Question of Stone Preservatives. 1934
- Leaflet for stone protection. 1939
Web links
- Rathgen's curriculum vitae (history of the Rathgen research laboratory), (PDF file; 3.98 MB). Retrieved November 14, 2015 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hermann Genzken: The Abitur graduates of the Katharineum in Lübeck (grammar school and secondary school) from Easter 1807 to 1907. Borchers, Lübeck 1907 ( digitized ), secondary school no. 62
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rathgen, Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rathgen, Friedrich Wilhelm (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eckernförde |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 1942 |
| Place of death | Berlin |