Georg Schwedt

Georg Schwedt (born July 3, 1943 in Hessisch Oldendorf ) is a German analytical chemist . He is the author of numerous non-fiction and textbooks, particularly on topics relating to the history of chemistry and food chemistry .

Life

Schwedt is the son of a druggist . In addition to chemistry, Schwedt has had a keen interest in German and world literature since school . He decided to study chemistry at the TU Braunschweig as well as in Göttingen and did his doctorate at the University of Hanover . He then became department head at the Chemical Investigation Office in Hagen and completed his habilitation in analytical chemistry at the University of Siegen in 1978 . After a professorship in Göttingen, he became director of the Institute for Food Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry at the University of Stuttgart . From 1987 until his retirement in 2006 he was a professor at the TU Clausthal .

Georg Schwedt developed the SuperLab interactive laboratory and combined numerous experimental lectures with it. He was also significantly involved in the creation of the ScoLab school laboratory at the Hamburg Wholesale Market and the German Additive Museum . In 2017, the Hamburg Senate cut funding for science lessons in the ScoLab school laboratory .

In March 2010, in recognition of his longstanding commitment as a lecturer and author, he received the Prize of the Society of German Chemists (GDCh) for journalists and writers.

Fonts (selection)

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• Basics of book restoration: Natural sciences in the service of book culture, Springer spectrum; Berlin / Heidelberg 2020, ISBN 978-3-662-61123-4 .
• Chemical basics of pyrotechnics . Springer Spektrum, Berlin / Heidelberg 2019, ISBN 978-3-662-57986-2 , limited preview in Google book search.
• Introduction to pharmaceutical chemistry using examples from the medicine cabinet. Springer Spektrum, Berlin / Heidelberg 2019, ISBN 978-3-662-58668-6 , table of contents.
• Blueprint. An intangible cultural heritage of humanity. On the history, chemistry and technology of blueprint and blue dyeing. Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2019, ISBN 978-3-7448-3645-6 , limited preview in the Google book search.
• with Helmut Heckelmann : Eau de Cologne and lemon balm spirit. The story of the nun Maria Clementine Martin (1775–1843). A critical review. (= Personality in Current Affairs , Volume 10.) LIT, Berlin / Münster / Vienna 2019, ISBN 978-3-643-14365-5 .
• Chemistry of Drugs: Simple experiments with drugs from the pharmacy, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2018, ISBN 978-3-527-34503-8 .
• On the history and chemistry of mineral waters: earthy - alkaline - muriatic - saline. BoD, Norderstedt 2018, ISBN 978-3-7528-4290-6 , limited preview in the Google book search.
• The Clausthal Raths pharmacist Johann Christoph Ilsemann - chemist and mineralogist. BoD, Norderstedt 2018, ISBN 978-3-7481-8262-7 , limited preview in the Google book search.
• In the beginning there was vanillin : the fathers of the flavor industry in Holzminden. BoD, Norderstedt 2017, ISBN 978-3-7448-9306-0 , limited preview in the Google book search.
• General Chemistry. A reading textbook. Springer Spectrum, Berlin / Heidelberg 2017, ISBN 978-3-662-54243-9 , doi : 10.1007 / 978-3-662-54244-6 .
• with Oliver J. Schmitz , Torsten C. Schmidt: Analytical Chemistry. Basics, methods and practice. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 3rd, revised and updated edition, 2016, ISBN 978-3-527-69877-6 , limited preview in the Google book search.
• Woad - blue gold from Thuringia. Verlag Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2017, ISBN 978-3-95966-169-0 .
• Five centuries of beer purity law 1516. A historical beer biotechnology for connoisseurs. Shaker Media, Aachen 2016, ISBN 978-3-95631-408-7 .
• Ferdinand Wurzer and the founding of the Godesberger Gesundbrunnen. Published by the Association for Home Care and Local History Bad Godesberg e. V. , (= Godesberger Schriften des Verein für Heimatpflege und Heimatgeschichte Bad Godesberg e.V. ) Bonn 2015, ISBN 978-3-9816445-1-7 .
• The pharmacist JPJ Monheim on the thermal and sulfur waters of Aachen and Burtscheid. Shaker Media, Aachen 2015, ISBN 978-3-8440-3545-2 .
• Dynamic chemistry: quick analyzes with test strips. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2015, ISBN 978-3-527-33911-2 , table of contents.
• Lava, magma, stardust: chemistry inside the earth, moon and sun. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2013, ISBN 978-3-527-67005-5 , limited preview in the Google book search.
• Experiments on everyday plastics. Textbook. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2013, ISBN 978-3-527-33503-9 .
• C. Remigius Fresenius and his mineral water analyzes: at the springs in and on the Taunus. Shaker Media, Aachen 2013, ISBN 978-3-95631-003-4 , table of contents.
• Chemical experiments in natural science and technology museums. Colored fires and fiery colors. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2012, ISBN 978-3-527-66279-1 , limited preview in the Google book search.
• Chemistry across the board and reactive . Textbook. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2011, ISBN 978-3-527-32910-6 , introduction.
• Sugar sweet chemistry. Carbohydrates & Co. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2011, 2nd edition: 2014, ISBN 978-3-527-33868-9 , doi : 10.1002 / 9783527634866 .
• The chemistry of life . Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2011, ISBN 978-3-527-32973-1 .
• Everyday chemistry for dummies . Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2010; 4th edition, 2018, ISBN 978-3-527-71481-0 .
• Experiments on everything to do with cooking, roasting and baking. 2nd, revised and expanded edition. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2010, ISBN 978-3-527-32790-4 .
• with Carla Vogt: Analytical separation methods . Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2010, ISBN 978-3-527-32494-1 .
• Chemical experiments in castles, monasteries and museums. 2nd edition, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2009, ISBN 978-3-527-32718-8 .
• with Udo Kunze: Basics of quantitative analysis. Textbook. 6th edition, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2009, ISBN 978-3-527-32075-2 .
• Chemistry and literature - an unusual flirtation. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2009, ISBN 978-3-527-32481-1 , limited preview in the Google book search, (famous writers on chemical topics).
• Experiments with supermarket products: a chemical goods science. 3rd, expanded and updated edition, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2009, ISBN 978-3-527-32450-7 .
• Even more experiments with supermarket products. The periodic table as a guide. 2nd edition, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2009, ISBN 978-3-527-32476-7 .
• Beguiling scents, sensual aromas. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2008, ISBN 978-3-527-32045-5 , limited preview in the Google book search.
• Chemistry for all seasons: simple experiments with natural plant substances. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2007, ISBN 978-3-527-31662-5 .
• What's Really Inside? Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2006, ISBN 978-3-527-31437-9 .
• Liebig and his students - the new school of chemistry. Springer-Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg a. a. 2002, ISBN 3-540-43205-1 .
• Goethe as a chemist. Springer-Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg a. a. 1998, ISBN 978-3-540-64354-8 .
• Paracelsus in Europe. In the footsteps of the doctor and naturalist. 1493 - 1541. Diederichs, Munich 1993, ISBN 978-3-424-01010-7 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Georg Schwedt in the catalog of the German National Library
• "Highlights from everyday chemistry - experiments with supermarket products." In: Universität Hamburg , experimental lecture on May 28, 2013, with video, 58 min.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Foreword in chemistry and literature - an unusual flirtation , 2009, ISBN 978-3-527-64121-5 , limited preview in the Google book search.
2. ↑ Author (s) information: Georg Schwedt. In: VÖBB , accessed on March 21, 2020.
3. ↑ ScoLab school laboratory in Hamburg wholesale market. Closure of the ScoLab. In: mintforum.de , March 2017, accessed on March 21, 2020.