Hippolyte Gruener

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Hippolyte Washington Gruener (born February 23, 1869 in New Haven , Connecticut , † February 21, 1961 in Cleveland , Ohio ) was an American chemist .

Life

Family and education

Hippolyte Gruener, born in New Haven , Connecticut, son of Leopold Gruener and his wife Katharine Kern, turned to studying chemistry at Yale University after attending public schools , where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1891 1893 took place its graduation to the Ph. D. After he ran postgraduate studies at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and at the Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin .

Hippolyte Gruener, a member of the Protestant denomination and a Republican supporter , married May Cole, who came from Cleveland, on June 21, 1899. The children Theodore, Katharine Lange and James Cole came from this connection. The Gruener, who resided on Coventry Road in Cleveland Heights , died in late February 1961 two days before he would have turned 92.

Professional background

Hippolyte Gruener received after his graduation in 1895, a position as Instructor in Chemistry at Adelbert College of Western Reserve University in Cleveland, where he was in 1898 for Assistant Professor of Chemistry promoted. In 1907 he moved to a full professorship in his field at Mather College, Western Reserve University, and in 1939 he was ceremoniously retired.

Hippolyte Gruener, one of the leading chemists in the United States in the first half of the 20th century, held fellowships in the American Association for the Advancement of Science , in the American Public Health Association , as well as memberships in the American Chemical Society and in the German Chemical Society Society . In his honor, the Hippolyte Gruener Prize for merit in chemistry was established at Case Western Reserve University , which is awarded annually to successful chemistry students.

Fonts

  • Investigations on the shelf life of emetic tartar solutions, in: Zeitschrift für Analytische Chemie, v. 34, no. 1, JF Bergmann, Munich, 1895, pp. 72-73.
  • The vapor pressure of sulfur at low temperatures, in: Journal of the American Chemical Society, v. 29, no. 10, American Chemical Society, Washington, etc., 1907, pp. 1396-1402.
  • Silver nitrate formed by the action of nitric aid on silver sulphide, in: Journal of the American Chemical Society, v. 32, no. 9, American Chemical Society, Washington, etc., 1910, pp. 1030-1032.
  • The progress of water filtration, with special reference to Cleveland, in: Western Reserve University bulletin. v. 16, no. 7, Western Reserve University, Cleveland, O., 1910, pp. 159-171.
  • Chemistry: the science of matter and its changes, Harper & brothers, New York, London, 1922
  • together with Herman Peter Lankelma: Organic chemistry, Cleveland, O., 1933
  • Chemical industries in Cleveland in 1895 and in 1934, Cleveland, O., 1937
  • together with Herman Peter Lankelma: Introduction to organic chemistry, American book company, New York, Cincinnati [etc.], 1939
  • together with Herman Peter Lankelma, Oliver Grummitt: Laboratory experiments in organic chemistry, Cleveland, 1946
  • The story of chemistry; the nature and structure of matter - how chemistry is utilized in our present day economic and industrial development, in: Popular science library [1], PF Collier, New York, 1954

literature

  • Directory of the living graduates of Yale University, Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1914, p. 417.
  • Who was who in America. : volume V, 1969-1973 with world notables , Marquis Who's Who, New Providence, NJ, 1973, p.

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personal data
SURNAME Gruener, Hippolyte
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gruener, Hippolyte Washington (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American chemist
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH New Haven , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH February 21, 1961
Place of death Cleveland , Ohio