Friedrich Stromeyer
Friedrich Stromeyer (born August 2, 1776 in Göttingen , † August 18, 1835 in Göttingen) was a German chemist .
life and work
He was the son of the Göttingen medical professor Ernst Johann Friedrich Stromeyer (1750-1830) and his wife Marie Magdalena Johanne von Blum (1756-1848).
Stromeyer studied medicine in Göttingen from 1793 to 1799 . In 1800 he received his doctorate in this field. From 1801 to 1802 he went to France and Switzerland. In France he visited Vauquelin , Thenard and Gay-Lussac . After his return he worked as a private lecturer.
He was Friedrich Wöhler's predecessor as professor of chemistry at the University of Göttingen . He became an associate professor in 1805 and first introduced a chemical internship for students in 1805. In 1810 he became a full professor. In 1817 he discovered the chemical element cadmium .
Stromeyer analyzed and described many minerals, so among other things, for the first time Eudialyt and the aragonite , calcite (Iceland spar, calcite), Aluminite , magnesite , Pikropharmakolith (Picropharmacolit), polyhalite , Vulpinit (variety of anhydrite ) Strontianit , Celestine , barite ( Schwerspat) and others, documented in volume 1 of his work "Investigations on the mixture of mineral bodies and other related substances" published by Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht in 1821.
family
He married Luise Ludewig (born September 29, 1777, † September 17, 1850). The couple had several children:
- Eduard Christian Friedrich (1806–1878), Dr. med and Landphysikus ∞ Lucie Gratzel (* 7 December 1826 - † 15 September 1904)
- Friederike (1807-1826)
- Luise (1810–1882) ∞ August Luder
- Auguste (1811–1893) ∞ Ludwig Durr (* November 18, 1787; † November 20, 1867)
- Bertha (born September 17, 1816) ∞ Alexander Goschen (born March 12, 1812 - † March 2, 1875)
Honors
- The mineral Stromeyerite ("Silberkupferglanz", "Kupfersilberglanz" ') was named after him.
- 1806 member of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen ,
- 1818 member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences
- 1818 honorary member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences
- 1823 Corresponding member of the Académie des Sciences
- 1826 member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
- In 1827 he was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society .
Friedrich Stromeyer Prize
The Friedrich Stromeyer Prize , named after Stromeyer and endowed with 3000 euros , is donated by Merck , Darmstadt, and is presented annually by the chemistry class of the Society of German Chemists .
Prize winners are:
- 1982 Renate Hermanns , Director of Studies, Wuppertal
- 1983 Hansgeorg Krug , Director of Studies, Frankfurt am Main
- 1984 Renate Stück , Director of Studies, Kobern-Gondorf
- 1985 Leonhard A. Hütter , professor and father, Hall / Tyrol
- 1986 Ute Kniepen , PhD in chemistry , Berlin
- 1987 Klaus Hagenstein , Head of Studies, Mühlheim
- 1988 Heinz Wambach , PhD chemist, Neuss
- 1989 Hans-Georg Winkler , Director of Studies, Hanover
- 1990 Ognian Serafimov , PhD chemist, Constance
- 1991 Christa Plass , senior teacher, Würzburg
- 1992 Gert Latzel , PhD chemist, Riemerling
- 1993 Wolfgang Asselborn , Director of Studies, Saarlouis
- 1994 Michael Tausch , PhD chemist, Syke
- 1995 Bernhard Domke , PhD chemist, Freiburg
- 1996 Wolf-Ullrich Malm , senior teacher, Lübeck
- 1997 Brigitta Krumm , Head of Studies, Frankfurt am Main
- 1998 Viktor Obendrauf , Professor and Magister, Gnas
- 1999 Elke Schuhmacher , Head of Studies, Odenthal
- 2000 Harry Poignie , Director of Studies, Siegen
- 2001 Bernhard Horlacher , Stuttgart
- 2002 Magdalene von Wachtendonk , PhD in Chemistry, Erkelenz
- 2003 Herbert Jacob, Director of Studies, Rehlingen-Siersburg
- 2004 Sabine Venke , Director of Studies, Berlin
- 2005 Doris Espel , Senior Studies Director, Hemmingen
- 2006 Frank Herrmann , Schmalkalden
- 2007 Matthias Kremer , Director of Studies, Tuttlingen
- 2008 Peter Heinzerling , graduate chemist, Hanover
- 2009 Theodor Grofe , Director of Studies, Lüneburg
- 2010 Dietmar Scherr , Senior Studies Director, Dortmund
- 2011 Stephan Leupold , PhD chemist, Bremen
- 2012 Gregor von Borstel , Alfter
- 2013 Franz Kappenberg , PhD chemist, Wolbeck
- 2014 Angela Köhler-Krützfeld , PhD chemist, Berlin
- 2015 Peter Slaby , senior teacher, Spangenberg
- 2016 Bernd-H. Brand , Director of Studies, Bünde
- 2017 Heike Nickel , Director of Studies, Lambrecht
- 2018 Axel Franke , senior teacher, Osterode
- 2019 Stephan Matussek , teacher, Seevetal
literature
- Karl Arndt, Gerhard Gottschalk, Rudolf Smend, Ruth Slenczka: Göttingen scholars: The Academy of Sciences in Göttingen in portraits and appreciations 1751 - 2001 . Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-89244-485-4 , p. 88 .
- Priesner, Claus: Stromeyer, Friedrich. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 25, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-428-11206-7 , p. 578 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Gero von Wilcke: "The chemist Friedrich Stromeyer, ancestors and side relatives". In: “Archive for Family Research”, 33./34. 1969, pp. 130-134.
- ↑ Literature '"Studies on the mixture of mineral bodies ..."; available on google book search
- ^ Fellows Directory. Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. (PDF file) Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed April 12, 2020 .
- ^ Society of German Chemists - Honors and Prizes
- ^ Holder of the Friedrich Stromeyer Prize
- ↑ Literature Göttingen Scholars available from Google search
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stromeyer, Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Strohmeyer, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1776 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Goettingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 18, 1835 |
| Place of death | Goettingen |