Julius Ferdinand Danube

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Julius Ferdinand Donau , (born March 2, 1877 in Trofaiach , † August 9, 1960 in Graz ) was an Austrian chemist .

Donau studied chemistry from 1898 at the University of Graz and the Technical University of Graz and received his doctorate in 1906 at the TH Graz. From 1914 he was assistant to Friedrich Emich (until 1920), became a private lecturer in 1916 and also worked in a pharmaceutical company. From 1930 he was a research associate at the Institute for Biochemistry at the Graz University of Technology and in 1942 became an associate professor. In 1948 he retired.

He dealt with colloid chemistry and analytical chemistry , developing quantitative microanalysis and methods of determining precious metals by measuring conductivity. Evidence of silver and gold in the phosphorus salt pearl (from the color of their colloid solutions) come from him and in 1913 he developed the Donausche luminous test for the detection of bismuth .

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  • Working methods of microchemistry, 1913

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SURNAME Danube, Julius Ferdinand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian chemist
DATE OF BIRTH March 2, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH Trofaiach
DATE OF DEATH August 9, 1960
Place of death Graz