Karl Theodor von Gohren
Karl Theodor von Gohren (born February 25, 1836 in Jena , † December 29, 1923 in Mödling near Vienna) was a German - Austrian agricultural chemist .
He studied chemistry and agriculture at the University of Jena since 1855 and was awarded a Dr. phil. PhD. During his studies he became a member of the Germania Jena fraternity in 1855 . From 1859 to 1864 he was head of the agricultural chemical research station in Blansko ( Moravia ), then professor of chemistry and technology at the agricultural college in Tetschen-Liebwerd and from 1872 to 1899 director of the agricultural college Francisco-Josephinum in Mödling .
His main field of work was agricultural chemistry. In addition, he was interested in agricultural education. He attended many agricultural schools, studied their curricula, published reports and had a decisive influence on the development of agricultural teaching.
Fonts
- Instructions for chemical investigations with special relation to agriculture and agricultural industry . Prague 1867.
- About agricultural education. Trip report . Prague 1867.
- Agricultural chemistry according to today's standpoints of science and experience . 2 parts, Leipzig 1872/1877. - First the 2nd part appeared, The Natural Laws of Feeding the Agricultural Animals (1872), five years later the 1st part, entitled The natural law principles of plant cultivation (1877).
literature
- Leopold Schmid: Gohren, Theodor von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7 , p. 600 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Gohren Karl Theodor von. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 20.
Individual evidence
- ^ Gustav Heinrich Schneider : The fraternity Germania zu Jena. A commemorative publication. Jena 1897, p. 566.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gohren, Karl Theodor von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Austrian agricultural chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1836 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jena |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 29, 1923 |
| Place of death | Mödling near Vienna |