Wilhelm Ganzenmüller
Karl Wilhelm Ganzenmüller (born June 13, 1882 in Calw ; † September 3, 1955 in Tübingen ) was a German science historian and teacher who mainly dealt with the history of alchemy in the Middle Ages .
Life
After completing his doctorate, Wilhelm Ganzenmüller entered higher education, and from 1920 he was senior director of studies in Breslau. In 1933 he retired and studied the history of alchemy and chemical technology. From 1938 he worked at the Gmelin Institute, a. a. he wrote historical introductions to individual volumes for Gmelin's Handbook of Inorganic Chemistry.
Publications (selection)
- The feeling of nature in the Middle Ages. 1914.
- Alchemy in the Middle Ages. Paderborn 1938; Reprint Hildesheim 1967.
- An unknown fragment of the Mappae Clavicula from the early 9th century. In: Communications on the history of medicine, natural sciences and technology. Volume 40, 1941/1942, pp. 1-15.
- Contributions to the history of technology and alchemy. Weinheim an der Bergstrasse 1956.
literature
- Rudolph Zaunick: Ganzenmüller, Karl Wilhelm. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7 , p. 68 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Wilhelm Ganzenmüller in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ganzenmüller, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ganzenmüller, Karl Wilhelm (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German science historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Calw |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd September 1955 |
| Place of death | Tübingen |