Friedrich Gustav Carl Emil Erlenmeyer
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Friedrich Gustav Carl Emil Erlenmeyer was a German chemist and the discoverer of the Erlenmeyer-Plöchl azlactone and amino acid synthesis
. He was the son of Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer
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Friedrich Gustav Carl Emil Erlenmeyer was born in Heidelberg, but moved with his family to Munich
in 1868.
He studied at various Universities in Heidelberg Bonn Darmstadt and Marburg. He received his Ph.D. in 1888 from the University of Göttingen. 1893 he started working at the University of Strasbourg
and from 1907 till his death in 1921 he was working at the kaiserliche biologische Anstallt Dahlem
.
Erlenmeyer-Plöchl azlactone and amino acid synthesis
The Erlenmeyer-Plochl azlactone and amino acid synthesis, named after Friedrich Gustav Carl Emil Erlenmeyer who partly discovered the reaction, is a series of chemical reactions which transform glycine to various other amino acids via an oxazolone and an azlactone.Hippuric acid self-condenses in...
. He was the son of Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer
Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer
Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer or Emil Erlenmeyer was a German chemist known for formulating the Erlenmeyer Ruleand designing a type of chemical flask.-Biography:...
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Friedrich Gustav Carl Emil Erlenmeyer was born in Heidelberg, but moved with his family to Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
in 1868.
He studied at various Universities in Heidelberg Bonn Darmstadt and Marburg. He received his Ph.D. in 1888 from the University of Göttingen. 1893 he started working at the University of Strasbourg
University of Strasbourg
The University of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, is the largest university in France, with about 43,000 students and over 4,000 researchers....
and from 1907 till his death in 1921 he was working at the kaiserliche biologische Anstallt Dahlem
Dahlem
Dahlem can refer to:*Dahlem , a district of Berlin, part of the borough Steglitz-Zehlendorf.*Dahlem, North Rhine-Westphalia, a municipality in western Germany.*Dahlem, Rhineland-Palatinate, a municipality in south-western Germany....
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