Eduard Linnemann

Eduard Linnemann (2 February 1841 – 4 April 1886) was a German chemist.

Eduard Linnemann
Born(1841-02-02)February 2, 1841
Frankfurt am Main Germany
DiedApril 24, 1886(1886-04-24) (aged 45)
Prague Austria-Hungary
AwardsLieben Prize (1868, 1874)

He studied chemistry at the University of Heidelberg and at the University of Karlsruhe. After he received his Ph.D. he worked with Kekulé at the University of Ghent and with Leopold von Pebal at the University of Lemberg. He was appointed professor at the University of Lemberg in 1865, changed to the University of Brno from 1872 until 1875 and then became professor at the University of Prague. He held this position until his death in 1886.

He is known for his investigations of mannitol and his analyses of zircon.[1] In 1886, he proposed the name "austrium" for what he believed was a new chemical element.[2]

Publications
  • Über das Unvermögen des Propylens sich mit Wasser zu verbinden, 1877 - On the inability of propylene to combine with water.
  • Über die Absorptionserscheinungen in Zirkonen, 1885 - On the absorption phenomena of zircon.
  • Das Oxydationsproduct des Propylenoxydes durch Silberoxyd, 1885 - The oxidation product of propylene oxides by silver.
  • Verarbeitung und qualitative Zusammensetzung des Zirkons, 1885 - Processing and qualitative composition of zircon.
  • Austrium, ein neues metallisches Element, 1886 - Austrium, a new metallic element.[3]

References
  • Pavel Šišma (2004). "Teachers of physics and chemistry at the German Technical University in Brno" (PDF). Masaryk University.
  • Hofmann, A. W. (1886). "Sitzung vom 10. Mai 1886". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft. 19: 1149–1153. doi:10.1002/cber.188601901258.
  1. Google Books Handwörterbuch der Chemiker By Karl Schaedler
  2. Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science, Volume 54 by Sir William Crookes
  3. Google Search (publications)


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