Günther Wagner (chemist)
Günther Wagner (born October 27, 1925 in Grünhainichen , Erzgebirge , † May 29, 1999 in Leipzig ) was a German pharmacist , professor of pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of Leipzig .
Wagner studied pharmacy from 1948 at the University of Greifswald with his doctorate in 1952 and his habilitation in 1955. From 1959 he was professor and director of the Institute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry in Leipzig, from 1964 as a full professor. In 1991 he retired .
Wagner was one of the most prominent representatives of pharmaceutical chemistry in the GDR. He wrote two textbooks about it with his colleague Hans Kühmstedt (Professor in Greifswald), dealt with analytical pharmaceutical chemistry and with the synthesis of glycosides and heterocycles. He conducted research on isomeric transformations of glycosides and developed serine - protease inhibitors in the form of amidines .
Fonts
- with Hans Kühmstedt: Pharmaceutical Chemistry (= WTB pocket books ). Akademie Verlag 1963; 5th edition 1985.
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Textbook. Verlag Volk und Gesundheit 1966; 4th edition 1986 (collaboration by Hans Kühmstedt and from the 3rd edition by Helmut Pischel).
literature
- Entry in: Winfried Pötsch, Annelore Fischer, Wolfgang Müller: Lexicon of important chemists . Harri Deutsch 1989.
- Peter Nuhn : Textbooks of pharmaceutical chemistry since 1880. In: Deutsche Apothekerzeitung . Vol. 72, H. 8, February 21, 2008, p. 72 ff. ( PDF , with photo).
Individual evidence
- ^ Leopoldina: Yearbook 1999. P. 69.
- ↑ Not reissued after the fall of the Wall, as there is a large number of medicines and a. tailored to the GDR.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wagner, Günther |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pharmacist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grünhainichen |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 29, 1999 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |