Paul Fritsch (chemist)
Paul Ernst Moritz Fritsch (born April 10, 1859 in Oels , † April 11, 1913 in Marburg / Lahn) was a German chemist.
Fritsch studied from 1880 to 1882 at the Berlin Industrial Academy and then moved to the University of Munich . He stayed there until 1885 a. a. Pupil of Adolf von Baeyer ; with this he was able to successfully complete his studies with his doctorate in 1884 .
Supported by his teacher Baeyer, Fritsch got a job in the chemical industry . From 1889 Fritsch worked at the Chemical Institute of the University of Breslau and moved to the University of Rostock the following year . With his work at the two universities, Fritsch laid the basis for his habilitation , which he was able to present at the University of Marburg in 1894 . Until 1896 Fritsch worked at the Pharmaceutical-Chemical Institute there .
In 1899 Fritsch was appointed " o. Prof. " and as such he immediately accepted a call to Munich. After a few years he moved to the Technical University of Berlin and in 1908 he accepted a call back to Marburg. One day after his 54th birthday, Paul Fritsch died on April 11, 1913 in Marburg, where he found his final resting place.
Works
Fritsch researched mainly in the field of heterocyclic compounds; His work on the synthesis of isoquinoline is of particular importance (to this day) .
literature
- Ernst Böhme: Fritsch, Paul Ernst Moritz. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1961, ISBN 3-428-00186-9 , p. 629 ( digitized version ).
- Walther Killy et al. a. (Ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia . Vol. 3, Saur, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-598-23163-6 , p. 494.
Individual evidence
- ↑ see Hessisches Staatsarchiv Marburg (HStAMR), Best. 915 No. 5702, p. 174 ( digitized version ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fritsch, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fritsch, Paul Ernst Moritz (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oils |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 11, 1913 |
| Place of death | Marburg |