Momme Andresen
Momme Andresen (born October 17, 1857 in Risum , Duchy of Schleswig , Danish state ; † January 12, 1951 at the Königsteinhof near Dagebüll , Schleswig-Holstein) was a German-Danish chemist .
Andresen studied chemistry at the Technical University of Dresden with Rudolf Schmitt . After completing his doctorate at the University of Jena , he returned to Dresden to work as Schmitt's assistant. The clarification of the structure of the dye safranin was his first scientific success, which he achieved during his time as an employee of the Cassella color works . In the 1880s he worked for a long time in Buffalo (USA) before he worked for the Aktien-Gesellschaft für Anilinfabrikation (Agfa) from 1887 . There he became head of the photography department, founded in 1889, and was responsible for various groundbreaking developments. In 1888 he discovered that p-aminophenol can be used as a liquid developer for black and white photography . Agfa patented this product in 1891 and sold it under the trade name Rodinal . Also in 1888 he discovered the dye phenylenediamine , which is used in photo development. In 1895 he developed a new manufacturing process for photographic negative drying plates. He also made important contributions to the improvement of photo paper and negative film.
He also wrote a poem in his North Frisian mother tongue.
In 1940 the University of Jena awarded him an honorary doctorate .
Fonts
- The latent light image, its origin and development. Knapp, Halle 1913.
- About halo-free and color-sensitive plates. Agfa, Berlin 1916.
- Via photographic developers. Agfa, Berlin undated
- Using photographic aids in the negative and positive process. Agfa, Berlin undated
- Wave for the flash photography. Agfa, Berlin undated
- Agfa Photo manual. IG Farbenindustrie AG, Berlin 1930.
literature
- Carl Graf von Klinckowström : Andresen, Momme. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 286 ( digitized version ).
- Hans-Otto Meier, Fritz Schliessmann: The Königsteinhof. The story of an important farm. The life's work of Dr. Momme Andresen, photography pioneer. North Frisian Heimatverein Dagebüll e. V., 1998.
Web links
- Literature by and about Momme Andresen in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Andresen, momme |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 17, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Risum , Schleswig-Holstein |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 1951 |
| Place of death | Koenigsteinhof , Schleswig-Holstein |