Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer

Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer
Photograph of Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer
Born	June 28 1825 Taunusstein, Germany
Died	January 22 1909 (aged 83) Aschaffenburg, Germany
Residence	Germany
Nationality	German
Field	Erlenmeyer flask

Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer (28 June 1825 – 22 January 1909) was a German chemist, usually known simply as Emil Erlenmeyer. He was born in Taunusstein, Germany.

He spent some years as a pharmacist after studying medicine.

He studied at Gießen under benzene rings sharing two carbon atoms.

In 1880 he formulated the ketones.

He had to leave the academic work in 1883 for health reasons, but continued to act as a consultant. Erlenmeyer died in Aschaffenburg.

References

Otto Krätz (1972). "Das Portrait: Emil Erlenmeyer 1825-1909". Chemie in unserer Zeit 6 (2): 53-58. doi:10.1002/ciuz.19720060204.
M. Conrad (1910). "Emil Erlenmeyer". Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft 43 (3): 3645 - 3664. doi:10.1002/cber.191004303163.
B. Lepsius (1921). "Nekrolog: Friedr. Gustav Karl Emil Erlenmeyer 1864-1921". Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft (A and B Series) 54 (5): A107 - A113. doi:10.1002/cber.19210540539.
Otto N. Witt (1911). "Emil Erlenmeyer, 1825–1909". Journal of the Chemical Society, Transactions 99: 1646 - 1668. doi:10.1039/CT9119901646.

See also

Erlenmeyer flask

German chemists

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