Oskar Loew
Oskar Loew (born April 2, 1844 in Marktredwitz ; † January 26, 1941 in Berlin ) was a German chemist .
job
Loew was Justus von Liebig's last pupil . In 1909 he published a paper on the lime factor , in which he showed that a certain ratio of calcium to magnesium must be present in the soil for optimal plant growth . His other areas of work include the synthesis of formaldehyde from methanol and the effects of small amounts of poison.
Loew went to Japan in 1893 at the invitation of the Department of Agriculture at the University of Tokyo and taught agricultural chemistry there, valued as a teacher and practitioner, until he left in 1907.
Loew was buried in the Lichterfelde park cemetery.
Honors and memberships
Oskar Loew is an honorary citizen of Marktredwitz. In 1891 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina .
Fonts
- Human needs for lime , 1916
- Calcium in the life of pets , 1939
- A natural system of toxic effects Wolff & Lüneburg, Munich 1893. urn : nbn: de: hbz: 061: 2-14144
literature
- Brigitte Hoppe: Loew, Oscar. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 15, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-428-00196-6 , pp. 72-74 ( digitized version ).
- M. Kinkowski: Oscar Loew. 1844-1941. In: Reports of the German Chemical Society. Volume 74, 1941, pp. A115-A136, doi: 10.1002 / cber.19410740427 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Oskar Loew in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ O. Loew: Principles for fertilization with lime and magnesia . (PDF; 432 kB). In: Prakt. Leaves for plant cultivation and plant protection. Volume VII, 1909, p. 77.
- ↑ See Ramming: Japan-Handbuch. Berlin 1941.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Loew, Oskar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Loew, Oscar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marktredwitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 26, 1941 |
| Place of death | Berlin |