Theodor Ackermann (chemist)

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Theodor Ackermann (born November 18, 1925 in Rostock ; † October 29, 2004 in Freiburg ) was a German chemist and university professor at the University of Freiburg .

Ackermann attended high school in Rostock and began studying chemistry at the University of Göttingen in the winter semester of 1946/1947 . Both his diploma and doctoral theses were supervised by Ewald Wicke at the University of Hamburg . In both works, Ackermann dealt with the hydration structure of protons and hydroxyl ions and was able to provide fundamental insights into the structure and dynamics of aqueous solutions. His investigations into the interaction of hydrophobic molecules with water, which he checked using the example of mixtures of benzene and water, led to new insights into the association behavior of water.

Theodor Ackermann completed his habilitation in 1965 at the University of Münster with work in this research area. In the further course of his career, Ackermann took up studies on the interaction of water and biopolymers, including the conformation of polynucleotides (DNA) and proteins in aqueous solutions.

In 1970 Theodor Ackermann was offered a professorship at the University of Freiburg, where he took over the second chair for physical chemistry alongside Herbert Zimmermann . In Freiburg, he expanded his research area to include the investigation of thermodynamic parameters during the conformational conversion of oligonucleotides and the physico-chemical characterization of aqueous phospholipid suspensions.

In 1993 Ackermann retired.

Functions

  • Dean and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy at the University of Freiburg
  • Member of the central selection committee of the Humboldt Foundation
  • Reviewer for the German Research Foundation

Work

  • 1954: Ewald Wicke; Manfred Eigen ; Theodor Ackermann: About the state of the proton (hydronium ion) in aqueous solution. Journal for Physical Chemistry (Munich) 1, 340–364 (1954)
  • 1956: Theodor Ackermann: Determination of the hydration state of the hydroxyl ions by measuring the specific heat of aqueous NaOH solutions. Dissertation, Hamburg 1956

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personal data
SURNAME Ackermann, Theodor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German chemist
DATE OF BIRTH November 18, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Rostock
DATE OF DEATH October 29, 2004
Place of death Freiburg