Karl Andreas Hofmann

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Karl Andreas Hofmann (born April 2, 1870 in Ansbach , † October 15, 1940 in Berlin-Charlottenburg ) was a German chemist and a privy councilor.

life and work

Hofmann studied chemistry with Adolf von Baeyer in Munich and received his doctorate in 1892. He taught in Munich until 1910, later in Tübingen and at the Technical University of Charlottenburg .

In 1900 he discovered radioactive lead isotopes and in 1934 produced erbium as a pure metal for the first time . In 1933 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina . Since 1925 he was a full member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences .

A textbook on inorganic chemistry founded by him has seen numerous new editions and has been a standard work for decades.

Hofmann was married to Emma von Burger since 1900. The marriage had five children. His son Ulrich Hofmann (1903–1986) was a professor of inorganic chemistry in Heidelberg.

Karl Hofmann died in Berlin in 1940 at the age of 70. He was buried in the Heerstraße cemetery in today's Berlin-Westend district (grave location: 20-A-59). The grave has not been preserved.

Works

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Prof. Dr. Karl Andreas Hofmann. Chemist . Short biography with dates of birth and death at http://www.berlin.friedparks.de/ . Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  2. ↑ Life data, publications and academic family tree of Karl Andreas Hofmann at academictree.org, accessed on February 12, 2018.
  3. ^ Members of the previous academies. Karl Andreas Hofmann. Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities , accessed on April 6, 2015 .
  4. ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende : Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 . P. 488.

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personal data
SURNAME Hofmann, Karl Andreas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German chemist
DATE OF BIRTH April 2, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH Ansbach
DATE OF DEATH October 15, 1940
Place of death Berlin-Charlottenburg