Heinrich Hlasiwetz | |
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![]() Heinrich Hlasiwetz | |
Born | (1825-04-07)7 April 1825 |
Died | 7 October 1875(1875-10-07) (aged 50) |
Nationality | Austrian |
Scientific career | |
Doctoral students | Hugo Weidel |
Heinrich Hlasiwetz (7 April 1825 – 7 October 1875) was anAustrianchemist born inReichenberg,Bohemia.[1][2][3]
Son of apharmacist, he studied at theUniversity of Jena, where his instructors includedJohann Wolfgang Döbereiner (1780-1849),Heinrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Wackenroder (1798-1854) andMatthias Jakob Schleiden (1804-1881). Later he studied underJosef Redtenbacher (1810–1870) inPrague. In 1848 he earned the diploma ofMagister Pharmacia, and during the following year received his doctorate inchemistry.
In 1849 he began work as an assistant toFriedrich Rochleder (1819-1874), later becoming an associate professor of chemistry at theUniversity of Innsbruck (1854). In 1867 he became a professor at theVienna University of Technology, where from 1869 he represented general and analytical chemistry.
During his career he largely worked withresins,tannins andprotein compounds. Hlasiwetz is remembered for his chemical analysis ofquercitrin,phloroglucinol,resorcinol andcreosote.
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