Theodor Heinrich Behrens
Theodor Heinrich Behrens (born January 23, 1842 in Büsum , Holstein, † January 13, 1905 ) was a German chemist.
Life
Behrens studied physics and chemistry at the University of Kiel , completed his doctorate with Gustav Karsten in 1868 with a meteorological thesis and became a private lecturer there in 1871. In 1874 he was appointed professor of mineralogy, geology and mining at the Delft Polytechnic . The following year he married the future writer Anna Behrens , a daughter of the physician Carl Conrad Theodor Litzmann, in Delft . In 1898 he became professor of microchemistry in Delft . He is considered to be the founder.
After his death Nicolaas Schoorl (1872–1942) further developed the methods he had developed.
Publications
- Microchemical methods for mineral analysis
- Contribution to microchemical analysis, methods and reactions of the individual elements
literature
- W. Fresenius: From the history of microchemistry ; in Pure Appl. Chem. 50, 1978, p. 107ff (PDF; 218 kB)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Biographical data, publications and academic family tree of Theodor Heinrich Behrens at academictree.org, accessed on January 6, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Behrens, Theodor Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Büsum , Holstein |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 13, 1905 |