Wilhelm Körner

Wilhelm Körner (Guglielmo Körner)

Wilhelm Körner
Born (1839-04-20)April 20, 1839
Cassel, Germany
Died March 29, 1925(1925-03-29) (aged 85)
Milan, Italy
Nationality German (Hesse-Kassel), Italian (from 1870)
Institutions University of Palermo, Scuola Superiore di Agricoltura (University of Milan)
Alma mater University of Giessen
Notable awards Davy Medal (1900)

Wilhelm Körner, later a.k.a. Guglielmo Körner (April 20th, 1839 in Cassel – March 29, 1925 in Milan) was a German chemist.[1][2]

Life

Körner studied chemistry at Giessen, where he graduated in 1860. In 1866, he became assistant to Kekulé at Ghent. In 1867, when Kekulé was called to Bonn, Körner left Ghent for Palermo where entered the laboratory of Stanislao Cannizzaro, and occupied himself with the study of the aromatic compounds. Besides his work on aromatic compounds, his interest in botany led him to the study of many vegetable substances. In 1870, he accepted the chair of organic chemistry at "Scuola Superiore di Agricoltura" ("School of Agriculture", University of Milan), where he retained until 1922, when for reasons of health he resigned his chair at the age of 83.

Works

References

  1. Wilhelm Körner -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia at www.britannica.com
  2. J. B. Cohen; McB, J. W.; Cohen, J. B.; Heycock, C. T. (1925). "Guglielmo Körner, 1839-1925". J. Chem. Soc. Trans. 127: 2973–2986. doi:10.1039/CT9252702973.
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