August Wilhelm von Hofmann



August Wilhelm von Hofmann

August Wilhelm von Hofmann
BornApril 8 1818(1818-04-08)
Giessen, Germany
DiedMay 5 1892 (aged 74)
Berlin, Germany
Residence Germany
Nationality German
FieldHofmann elimination

August Wilhelm von Hofmann (April 8, 1818 – May 5, 1892) was a German chemist.

Biography

Hofmann was born at Gießen (Hesse). Not intending originally to devote himself to physical science, he first took up the study of law and philology at Göttingen. But he then turned to Eilhard Mitscherlich as professor of chemistry and director of the laboratory in Berlin University.

 Hofmann's work covered a wide range of phosphorus compounds while his researches on rosaniline, which he first prepared, formed the first of a series of investigations on coloring matter which only ended with quinoline red in 1887.

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See also

References

  • Theodore A. Alston (2003). "The Contributions of A. W. Hofmann". Anesthesia Analgesia 96: 622-625.
  • John J. Beer (1960). "A. W. Hofmann and the Founding of the Royal College of Chemistry". Journal of Chemical Education 37 (5): 248 – 251.
  • William Henry Perkin (1896). "The origin of the coal-tar colour industry, and the contributions of Hofmann and his pupils". Journal Chemical Society Transaction 69: 596. doi:10.1039/CT8966900596.
  • Anthony S. Travis (1992). "August Wilhelm Hofmann (1818–1892)". Endeavour 16 (2): 59-65. doi:2 10.1016/0160-9327(92)90003-8 2.


  • This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
Persondata
NAME Hofmann, August Wilhelm von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION German Chemist
DATE OF BIRTH April 8, 1818
PLACE OF BIRTH Giessen, Germany
DATE OF DEATH May 5, 1892
PLACE OF DEATH Berlin, Germany
 
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