Wilhelm Strecker (chemist)

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Strecker in Marburg in 1922

Wilhelm Strecker (born August 25, 1877 in Offenbach am Main , † July 2, 1947 in Marburg ) was a German chemist (inorganic).

Strecker studied chemistry in Heidelberg from 1896 to 1900 until his doctorate in 1900 with Emil Knoevenagel . From 1901 to 1913 he was assistant to Karl Friedrich von Auwers at the Chemical Institute in Greifswald , and in 1904 he received his habilitation .

In 1913 he moved to Marburg, where he was assistant, in 1918 head of department and associate professor, and in 1922 full professor for inorganic chemistry . In 1942 he retired.

His fields of work were quantitative-analytical processes and preparative inorganic chemistry ( sulfur , selenium and tellurium compounds ).

In November 1933 he signed the professors' declaration of Adolf Hitler at German universities and colleges .

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Individual evidence

  1. see Hessisches Staatsarchiv Marburg (HStAMR), Best. 915 No. 5775, p. 89 ( digitized version ).