Niklaus Gerber
Niklaus Gerber (born June 8, 1850 in Thun ; † February 9, 1914 in Zurich ) was a Swiss chemist.
Niklaus Gerber studied chemistry in Bern and Zurich. After a stay abroad in the USA, in 1892 he developed acid butyrometry , a rapid method for determining the fat content in dairy products , and the butyrometer . Along with Rudolf Schatzmann, he was one of the great pioneers in the Swiss dairy industry.
In 1903 he founded the Dr. N. Gerber's Acidbutyrometrie Co.m.bH Leipzig and Zurich . This company still exists today under the name Gerber Instruments AG in Effretikon , Switzerland.
Fonts
- Instructions for practical milk testing . 1st edition, Bern, 1880
- Inaugural dissertation on ditolylamine . Zurich, 1874
literature
- Berend Strahlmann: Gerber, Niklaus. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7 , p. 253 f. ( Digitized version ).
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| SURNAME | Gerber, Niklaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss chemist, inventor of acid butyrometry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Thun (Switzerland) |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1914 |
| Place of death | Zurich, Switzerland) |