Wilhelm Hugo Fleck
Wilhelm Hugo Fleck (born March 19, 1828 in Döbeln , † April 9, 1896 in Dresden ) was a German chemist.
Fleck completed an apprenticeship as a pharmacist (with Justus von Liebig in Gießen) and after graduating in 1850 was a chemist in the blood liquor salt and phosphorus factory in Freudenstadt. In 1852 he became Wilhelm Stein's assistant at the Dresden Polytechnic. In 1857 he received his doctorate and was a teacher at the Surgical Medical Academy in Dresden. In 1862 he became an associate professor and in 1864 a full professor of general chemistry at the Polytechnic. He had already taken over the chemistry lectures from Gustav Eduard Lösche (who concentrated on physics). In 1871 he gave up and became director of the newly established Central Office for Public Health, which he remained until 1894.
He was the editor of the Bierbrauer magazine and one of the founders of the German Brewers Association .
He is buried in Chub.
Web links
- Biography in the Dresden City Museum (with photo)
- City wiki Dresden
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fleck, Wilhelm Hugo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1828 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chub |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 1896 |
| Place of death | Dresden |