Wolfgang Langenbeck
Wolfgang Langenbeck (born June 21, 1899 in Göttingen , † March 26, 1967 in Rostock ) was a German chemist .
Wolfgang Langenbeck was a university professor at various German universities, including in Münster (Westphalia) , where he wrote a well-known textbook on organic chemistry. In 1933 he became a professor for organic chemistry at the University of Greifswald . In 1937 he joined the NSDAP and the SA . From 1940 to 1945 he taught as a professor for organic and organic-technical chemistry at the Technical University of Dresden. He recognized the importance of organic catalysis and its relationship to enzymes early on.
From 1947 he researched and taught at the University of Rostock . In 1951 he also took over the chair for organic chemistry at the Martin Luther University in Halle / Saale and became director of the Institute for Catalysis Research of the Academy of Sciences of the GDR in Rostock.
From 1953 he was a full member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences . In 1954 he was accepted as a corresponding member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences . The Heidelberg Academy of Sciences , he belonged since 1963 as a corresponding member. He was also a member of the Leopoldina since 1952 . In 1955 he received the GDR National Prize .
In 1960 he was awarded the August Kekulé Medal for his services in the field of catalysis research.
literature
- Horst Pracejus: Langenbeck, Wolfgang. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1982, ISBN 3-428-00194-X , p. 583 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Wolfgang Langenbeck in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on Wolfgang Langenbeck in the Catalogus Professorum Rostochiensium
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Ernst Klee : The dictionary of persons on the Third Reich. Who was what before and after 1945 . Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, Second updated edition, Frankfurt am Main 2005, ISBN 978-3-596-16048-8 , p. 357.
- ^ Winfried R. Pötsch, Annelore Fischer and Wolfgang Müller with the collaboration of Heinz Cassebaum : Lexicon of important chemists . Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1988, p. 258. ISBN 3-323-00185-0 .
- ^ Members of the SAW: Wolfgang Langenbeck. Saxon Academy of Sciences, accessed on November 9, 2016 .
- ^ Members of the HAdW since it was founded in 1909. Wolfgang Langenbeck. Heidelberg Academy of Sciences, accessed on June 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Member entry of Wolfgang Langenbeck at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on June 23, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Langenbeck, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Goettingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 26, 1967 |
| Place of death | Rostock |