Hans-Gerd Padeken
Hans-Gerd Padeken (born December 20, 1926 in Enjebuhr , Wesermarsch) is a German chemist, known as the editor of the Houben-Weyl (Handbook of Organic Chemistry).
Padeken, the son of a farmer, received his doctorate in chemistry from the University of Tübingen in 1966 (photochemical studies: a contribution to the photooximation of cyclanes and experiments on the phosphonylation of cyclohexane). In the 1980s he headed the central editorial office of Houben-Weyl at Georg Thieme Verlag in Stuttgart.
In 1987 he and the editorial team received the literary prize of the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie as editor of Houben-Weyl .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dates of birth after his dissertation
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Padeken, Hans-Gerd |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Enjebuhr |