Richard Brunner (chemist)

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Richard Brunner (born January 5, 1900 in Vienna ; † July 15, 1990 there ) was an Austrian chemist and brewing scientist.

Life

Brunner worked in the brewing industry from 1929 after studying chemistry . In 1952 he was appointed scientific director of Biochemie GmbH , today's Austrian Sandoz GmbH , in Kundl . In 1962 he was given the chair of biochemical technology and microbiology and the management of the institute for biochemical technology and microbiology at the Vienna University of Technology . Most recently, after his retirement from 1972 to 1981 , he presided over the Austrian Biophysical Society (ÖBG).

Brunner received 15 patents in the field of brewing science and antibiotics , especially penicillin . Together with Ernst Brandl, Hans Margreiter and Karl Josef Schröder, he developed the first orally administered penicillin.

Awards

Publications

  • Penicillin, streptomycin and chloramphenicol in veterinary medicine, Biochemie Ges., Kundl, 1957
  • With Ernst Brandl, Guido Machek: Die Antibiotica, Volume 1, Verlag Hans Carl, Nuremberg, 1962
  • With Guido Machek: Die Antibiotica: Die Mittel Antibiotica, In: Volume 2 of Die Antibiotica, Verlag Hans Carl, Nuremberg, 1965
  • Inaugural lecture on states of equilibrium in biological and chemical processes: held on June 12, 1964, Verlag der Technische Hochschule, Vienna, 1968
  • States of equilibrium in biological and chemical processes, Verlag der Technische Hochschule, Vienna, 1968
  • With Helga Blank: Die Kleinen Antibiotica, In: Volume 3 of Die Antibiotica, Verlag Hans Carl, Nuremberg, 1970

literature

  • Chemiker-Zeitung , Volume 107, Page 74, Dr. Alfred Hüthig Verlag, Heidelberg, 1983
  • Naturwissenschaftliche Rundschau, Volume 43, Page 367, 550, Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft, 1990

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Notes on Prof. Richard Brunner ( Memento of the original from July 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 434 kB) on the website Biophysics News, page 1, 2, issue 2, April 2011 of the Austrian Biophysical Society @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.biophysics-austria.at
  2. ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
  3. ↑ Holder of the Prechtl Medal ( Memento of the original from October 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of Academic Dignitaries of the Vienna University of Technology @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tuwien.ac.at

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personal data
SURNAME Brunner, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian chemist and brewing scientist
DATE OF BIRTH January 5, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH July 15, 1990
Place of death Vienna