Karl Polstorff

Karl Polstorff (born March 4, 1846 in Kirchdorf am Deister, † June 3, 1911 in Göttingen ) was a German chemist and pharmacist.

Life

After studying pharmacy in Göttingen, Polstorff was assistant to Friedrich Wöhler in the pharmaceutical department of the Institute of Chemistry, headed by Ludwig von Uslar , from 1872 onwards . In 1874 he was awarded a doctorate degree with his work "On the effect of bromine on hydrocinnamic acid" phil. PhD. The habilitation in chemistry took place in 1879.

From 1875 to 1876 he worked in the analytical laboratory of the Clausthal mining academy and then took over the pharmaceutical training in Göttingen, succeeding Uslar. In 1883 he was appointed associate professor for pharmacy. After the establishment of a salaried professor of pharmacy (1887), he had the task of teaching pharmacists and medical professionals in pharmaceutical chemistry - still within the framework of the chemical laboratory. From 1897 he was chairman of the pharmaceutical examination commission in Göttingen and was also a member of the examination commission for food chemists.

Karl Polstorff dealt with questions of analytical and forensic chemistry. In addition, he examined u. a. Morphine , Conessin , Betaine and Choline .

Publications

• Brief guide to chemical analysis: compiled by Karl Polstorff for the chemical laboratory in Göttingen . 1884
• Brief forensic chemical analysis . 1895
• Guide to qualitative analysis and forensic chemical analysis . 1901

literature

• Wolfgang-Hagen Hein, Holm-Dietmar Schwarz (Ed.): German Pharmacist Biography Volume 2: M – Z. (= Publications of the International Society for the History of Pharmacy . Volume 46). Wissenschaftliche Verlags-Gesellschaft, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-8047-0530-4 , p. 505.