Friedrich Emich | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | (1860-09-05)5 September 1860 |
| Died | 22 January 1940(1940-01-22) (aged 79) |
| Alma mater | Graz University of Technology |
| Awards | Lieben Prize(1911) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Graz University of Technology |
Friedrich Emich (5 September 1860 – 22 January 1940) was anAustrianchemist. Emich is recognized as the founder ofmicrochemistry and worked atGraz University of Technology. Together with his colleague from theUniversity of Graz,Fritz Pregl he perfected the work in small scales analysis.Fritz Pregl was awarded theNobel Prize for Chemistry in 1923 for his work onmicroanalysis.
Emich was born in Graz in 1860. He went to school in Graz and started studying chemistry atGraz University of Technology (formerly Technische Hochschule Graz) in 1878. Emich worked as a student in the laboratory of professorRichard Maly. He received his PhD in 1884 and after teaching in a school for a short period he handed in his habilitation in 1888. He became assistant professor at Graz University of Technology in 1889 and full professor in 1894. Emich served asrector of hisalma mater for four periods (1899/1900, 1907/1908, 1908/1909, 1920/21).[1] He stayed in Graz the rest of his academic career until his retirement in 1931.[2][3][4]
Emich started with work on natural products, for example bile acid. in the 20th century he changed more to research ofinorganic chemistry, for example the chemistry ofnitrogen oxides, thefluorides oftin andtitanium and the reactions in explosive gases.[2][3][4]
His first publication on microchemistry was in 1893 where he described a method to identifysulfur. His work focused steadily on microchemistry and in 1911 he published his bookLehrbuch der Mikrochemie (Textbook of Microchemistry). In the following years Emich was able to introduce several new methods into chemistry which were essential for working in small scales. Emich improved the quartz fiber balance and he introduced capillary pipettes to handle small amounts of liquid for analysis.[2][3][4]
In 1911 he received the AustrianLieben Prize for his work on microchemistry.
After the publication of his second bookMikrochemisches Praktikum in 1924 he spent considerable time teaching visitors to Graz University of Technology his new methods. After his retirement in 1931 he received theLiebig Medal. He worked in the laboratories of the university until 1937 and died in Graz in 1940.[2][3][4]
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Academics | |
| People | |
| Other | |
