Nikolaus Wolfgang Fischer
Nikolaus Wolfgang Fischer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 January 1782 |
| Died | 19 August 1850 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | German |
Nikolaus Wolfgang Fischer (15 January 1782 – 19 August 1850) was a German Jewish chemist. He first synthesized the Potassium cobaltinitritelater used as Aureolin pigment.
Fischer was raised in a Jewish family. He was reported to have practiced medicine in Erfurt[1] and studied at the University of Vienna, Charles University, University of Breslau, and the Humboldt University of Berlin.[2]
In 1813, he became an assistant professor at the University of Breslau, and then became a professor and worked as the chemistry department's first chair. He held this position until his death.[1]
In 1815, Fischer converted to Christianity and was an ardent supporter of evangelizing.[2]
Career
Fischer published about sixty works in German journals. [1] He reported on the triple salt K3 Co(NO2)6, also known as "Fischer's salt" and used it to separate nickel from cobalt. Fischer also observed the semipermeability of animal bladders in solutions, which he wrote about in "Über die Eigenschaft der thierischen Blase, Flüssigkeiten durch sich hindurch zu lassen." He also took great interest in electrochemical phenomena.
Some of his works include articles in:
- Journal für Chemie und Physik
- Schweigger's Annalen für Chemie
- Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Berlin
- Annalen der Physik und Chemie
- Medicaminum Mercurialium Præcipua Classificatio
- Adjectis Nonnullis de Eorum Præparatione Chem. -Pharmac. Annotationibus, 1806
- De Modis Arsenia Detegendi, 1812
- Ueber die Wirkung des Lichts auf das Hornsilber, 1814
- Ueber die Chemischen Reagentien, 1816
- Chemische Untersuchungen der Heilquellen zu Salzbrunn, 1821
- Ueber die Natur der Metallreduction auf Nassem Wege, 1828
- Das Verhältniss der Chemischen Verwandtschaft zur Galvanischen Elektricität, in Versuchen Dargestellt, 1830
- Systematischer Lehrbegriff der Chemie, in Tabellen Dargestellt, 1838
References
- ^ a b c Szabadváry, F. "Fischer, Nicolaus Wolfgang". Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography – via encyclopedia.com.
- ^ a b Singer, Isidore; Brumberg, Benuel H (1906). "Fischer, Nicolaus Wolfgang". The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. 5: 401.
- Blumesberger, Susanne; Doppelhofer, Michael; Mauthe, Gabriele (2011-12-22). Handbuch österreichischer Autorinnen und Autoren jüdischer Herkunft: 18. Bis 20. Jahrhundert. ISBN 9783110949001.