Lajos Winkler

Lajos Winkler (German: Ludwig Wilhelm Winkler ; born May 21, 1863 in Arad , † April 14, 1939 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian chemist and pharmacist . In 1888 he developed a method that is still frequently used today to determine the amount of oxygen dissolved in water .

Life

Winkler studied chemistry at the University of Budapest and received his doctorate there in 1890 under Károly Thán . After a short period of assistance, he was appointed professor of chemistry in 1902 and, in 1909, was appointed head of the Institute of Chemistry as the successor to the late von Than. In 1922 Winkler became a full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences .

student

János Kabay

Web links

Commons : Lajos Winkler - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Literature by and about Lajos Winkler in the catalog of the German National Library
Winkler Lajos , Szellemi Tulajdon Nemzeti Hivatala ( Hungarian )
Winkler Lajos , ChemoNet (Hungarian)

Individual evidence

↑ Lajos Winkler: The determination of the dissolved oxygen in water . In: Reports of the German Chemical Society . 21, No. 2, 1888, pp. 2843-2855. doi : 10.1002 / cber.188802102122 .

personal data
SURNAME	Winkler, Lajos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Winkler, Ludwig Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Hungarian chemist and pharmacist
DATE OF BIRTH	May 21, 1863
PLACE OF BIRTH	Arad
DATE OF DEATH	April 14, 1939
Place of death	Budapest

[1] Lajos Winkler: The determination of the dissolved oxygen in water . In: Reports of the German Chemical Society . 21, No. 2, 1888, pp. 2843-2855. doi : 10.1002 / cber.188802102122 .