Oskar Widman

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Oskar Widman (born January 2, 1852 in Uppsala , † August 26, 1930 ) was a Swedish chemist and university professor.

Life

Widman studied chemistry in Uppsala, received his doctorate from the Philosophical Faculty of Uppsala University in 1877 and worked from 1879 to 1880 with Adolf von Baeyer in Munich . In 1885 he became professor of analytical chemistry at Uppsala University, from 1905 to 1917 as a full professor . From 1910 to 1916 Widman was vice rector of the university. Widman was a member of the Nobel Committee of the Royal Swedish Academy for the field of chemistry from 1900 to 1928. In
1888, rules for the nomenclature of heterocyclic compounds were established by Oskar Widman. Shortly before that, Arthur Hantzsch had already dealt with this topic independently. This work resulted in the Hantzsch-Widman system for naming heterocycles, which is still in use today and has also been part of the IUPAC nomenclature since 1957 .
His research activities focused on aromatic compounds, such as B. the usnic acid or isopropylbenzene derivatives ( cymene , thymol ).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Oskar Widman . In: Theodor Westrin, Ruben Gustafsson Berg, Eugen Fahlstedt (eds.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 32 : Werth – Väderkvarn . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1921, Sp. 273-274 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
  2. ^ Nobel Committee for Chemistry , accessed November 18, 2018
  3. ^ O. Widman: On the nomenclature of compounds which contain nitrogen nuclei . In: Journal für Praktische Chemie , 1888, 38, 1, pp. 185-201, doi : 10.1002 / prac.18880380114 .
  4. ↑ A. Hantzsch, JH Weber: About compounds of thiazole (pyridine of the thiophene series) . In: Reports of the German Chemical Society , 1887, 20, 2, pp. 3118–3132, doi : 10.1002 / cber.188702002200 .
  5. ↑ Oskar Widman: On the knowledge of usnic acid. In: Justus Liebig's Annals of Chemistry. 310, 1900, p. 230, doi : 10.1002 / jlac.19003100209
  6. ^ Wiley Online Library - Publications O. Widman
personal data
SURNAME Widman, Oskar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Widman, Karl Oskar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish chemist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH January 2, 1852
PLACE OF BIRTH Uppsala
DATE OF DEATH August 26, 1930