Karl Bredereck

Karl Bredereck (born January 8, 1935 in Leipzig ) is a German chemist .

Life

Karl Bredereck is the son of the chemist Hellmut Bredereck and the mathematician Elisabeth Niedergerke.

He attended the Zeppelin grammar school in Stuttgart, studied chemistry at the Technical University of Stuttgart and received his diploma in 1959 . In 1961 he was awarded a doctorate in Stuttgart with a thesis on "Syntheses with acid amide-phosphorus oxychloride adducts and acid amide chlorides". rer. nat. PhD . Subsequently, he initially worked at the German Research Institutes in Reutlingen and Stuttgart, until in 1962 he switched to the newly established chair for textile chemistry at the Technical University of Stuttgart as an assistant. The habilitation in 1967 for the subjects of textile chemistry and organic chemistry was followed by a research stay at the Textile Research Institute, Princeton / USA. In 1973 the University of Stuttgart appointed him professor at the Institute for Textile and Fiber Chemistry, which he headed until 2005. In 2000 he was retired.

His work is documented in 95 publications, 46 patents and over 120 lectures. Karl Bredereck is known for his research work in the fields of chemistry and technology of cellulose fibers, dye chemistry and the dyeing and printing of textiles and textile finishing. His work is seen as an essential contribution to the technological development of textile chemicals and dyes and their application in textile finishing. He is chairman of the board of trustees and member of the advisory board of the Clothing Physiological Institute Hohenstein eV and was chairman of the Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists eV (VTCC). He is also active on the advisory board of the Hellmut Bredereck Foundation .

He became known to the general public through his research into the rescue of old books and archive materials. His findings formed the basis for the development of various measures and procedures for the preservation of the original, both as a single sheet and as a bulk treatment. He has reported on this in the “Spectrum of Science”, in the university yearbook “Interactions” and in the Stuttgart series “University in the City Hall”.

He lives in Stuttgart , is married and has a son.

Awards

• 1998: Gold Medal of Honor from the Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists eV (VTCC)
• 2002: Max Kehren Medal