Wilhelm Nils Fresenius
Wilhelm Nils Fresenius (born July 17, 1913 in Berlin ; † July 31, 2004 in Wiesbaden ) was a German chemist and managing director of the Fresenius Institute (laboratory service provider for food testing).
Life
His father was the chemist Ludwig Fresenius (1886–1936). After studying chemistry, he received his doctorate in 1939 from the University of Frankfurt . In 1949 he took over the management of the chemical laboratory founded by his great-grandfather Carl Remigius Fresenius . Under his leadership, the Fresenius Institute in Taunusstein became the German market leader for food analysis. For 20 years he was a member of the Wiesbaden city council and was chairman of the CDU parliamentary group. The Fresenius University of Applied Sciences in Idstein and the Wilhelm Fresenius Clinic in Wiesbaden are named after him. He was also an honorary citizen of the city of Wiesbaden.
In his scientific work, he tried to improve the quality of drinking and mineral water and other foods.
During his life he was involved in the church and for many years chaired the church council of the evangelical mountain church community in Wiesbaden.
honors and awards
- Honorary professor at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- Honorary citizen of the city of Wiesbaden
- Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1980
- Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1998
- Goethe badge of the state of Hesse
- Honorary member of the Nassau Association for Natural History
- Carl Duisberg badge
literature
- H. Specker: On the 70th birthday of Wilhelm Fresenius , in: Fresenius Zeitschrift für Analytische Chemie (1983) 315-393-394
- Günther Tölg : My memories of Professor Wilhelm Fresenius , in: Anal. Bioanal. Chem (2005) 382: 1733-1737
- Reiner Salzer: A Tribute to Wilhelm Fresenius , in: Anal Biochem Chem (2003) 376: 765-766
Web links
- Literature by and about Wilhelm Nils Fresenius in the catalog of the German National Library
- Science information service: "Professor Dr. Wilhelm Fresenius died at the age of 91 " , August 2, 2004
- City history Wiesbaden: Personalities "Who was actually ...": Wilhelm Fresenius?
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fresenius, Wilhelm Nils |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fresenius, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 31, 2004 |
| Place of death | Wiesbaden |