Paul Schmidtgen
Paul Schmidtgen (born January 2, 1882 in Diez , † August 20, 1969 in Stuttgart ) was a German pharmacist and chemist.
Career
Schmidtgen was born the son of the postal worker Otto Schmidtgen and Karoline Schneider. He studied at the Friedrich Wilhelms University in Berlin and at the Technical University of Darmstadt .
After the First World War, the pharmacist took over a paint and varnish factory in Stuttgart, converted it to the manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations and formed the Haidle & Maier chemical factory from it .
In addition, he held various offices in professional associations. From 1931 he was chairman of the Central Association of the Chemical Industry and between 1933 and 1938 a member of the working group for pharmaceutical products.
After the end of the war he was co-founder and chairman of the Association of the Chemical Industry for Württemberg and Baden and member of the board of the Association of the Chemical Industry .
Honors
- 1951: Federal Cross of Merit (Steckkreuz)
- Honorary Senator of the Technical University of Stuttgart
- 1957: Awarded the title of professor by the Baden-Württemberg state government
on the occasion of his 75th birthday for his services to the promotion of the pharmaceutical and chemical industry during the rebuilding after 1945
literature
- Who's who in Germany , Munich 1956
- Who is who? The German Who's Who , Berlin 1962
Individual evidence
- ↑ Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 3, No. 250, December 29, 1951.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmidtgen, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pharmacist and chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 2, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Diez |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th August 1969 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |