Nationality German Name Theodor Zincke | Role Chemist | |
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Born Ernst Carl Theodor Zincke
19 May 1843
Uelzen ( 1843-05-19 ) Institutions University of Bonn
University of Marburg Alma mater University of Gottingen Doctoral students Otto Hahn
Karl Theophil Fries
Alfred Walter Stewart Known for Zincke-Suhl reaction
Zinke nitration
Zincke reaction Died March 17, 1928, Marburg, Germany Doctoral advisor Friedrich Wohler, August Kekule Notable students Otto Hahn, Karl Theophil Fries Similar People Otto Hahn, August Kekule, William Ramsay, Friedrich Wohler, Lise Meitner | ||
Education University of Gottingen | ||
Ernst Carl Theodor Zincke (19 May 1843 – 17 March 1928) was a German chemist and the academic adviser of Otto Hahn.
Life
Theodor Zincke was born in Uelzen on 19 May 1843. He became a pharmacist and graduated in Göttingen with his Staatsexamen. He began studying chemistry with Friedrich Wöhler and received his Ph.D in 1869. He joined the group of August Kekulé at the University of Bonn, and in 1875 became professor at the University of Marburg where he remained until his retirement in 1913. Theodor Zincke died on 17 March 1928 in Marburg.
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