Walter König (chemist)

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Walter Georg König (born September 26, 1878 in Annaberg , † February 2, 1964 in Radebeul ) was a German chemist. In 1922 he opened up the field of polymethine dyes (see also polyenes ).

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Walter König tomb

König studied chemistry in Leipzig from 1898, after one semester he switched to the TH Dresden and took his diploma exam there in 1902, in 1903 he was awarded a Dr.-Ing. doctorate , in 1906 he completed his habilitation with the thesis "Contributions to the chemistry of pyridine dyes." Then he worked in the paint factory Bayer & Co. in Elberfeld at Carl Duisberg , where he made some inventions in the field of dye production and application for him Patents have been granted.

In the winter semester of 1908/09 he returned to the TH Dresden as a private lecturer , where he became professor and holder of the chair for dye chemistry and dyeing technology from 1913. He was director of the Institute for Color and Textile Chemistry at the TH Dresden. In 1926 his institute received a newly built building, the so-called König-Bau from 1953, his 75th birthday .

Walter König continued the dye collection founded by Richard Möhlau at the TH Dresden in 1928 , which today includes more than 10,000 samples of technically produced dyes and color pigments registered in the international color index , an extensive collection of over 200 different natural dyes and more than 1000 Contains sample cards from leading European dye producers.

In November 1933, König signed the professors' declaration of Adolf Hitler at German universities and colleges . In July 1945, against the will of the university management, he was dismissed as a member of the NSDAP by the Saxon state government, whereupon he worked as a laboratory manager at the Dresden pharmaceutical company Gehe & Co., from 1947 Heilchemie . In 1949 he was appointed a member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences , shortly afterwards he was able to return to his chair. The Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg made König an honorary doctorate in 1953 on his 75th birthday .

König earned merit through his research into polymethine dyes, which are used for the production of color and infrared film material.

From 1939, König lived in the Niederlößnitz district of Radebeul in what is now a listed rental villa (Rennerbergstraße 9) . König is buried in the Radebeul-West cemetery.

Honors

In 1963, on the occasion of his 50th anniversary as a professor, the Technical University of Dresden donated the Walter König Medal for outstanding achievements in his field.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Confession, p. 133
  2. ↑ Gerald Hacke: König, Walter (Georg). In: Dorit Petschel: 175 years of TU Dresden. Volume 3: The professors of the TU Dresden 1828–2003. Edited on behalf of the Society of Friends and Supporters of the TU Dresden e. V. von Reiner Pommerin, Böhlau, Cologne a. a. 2003, ISBN 3-412-02503-8 , p. 485.
personal data
SURNAME King, Walter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES König, Walter Georg (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German chemist
DATE OF BIRTH September 26, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH Annaberg
DATE OF DEATH 2nd February 1964
Place of death Radebeul