Hermann Julius Grüneberg
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Hermann Julius Grüneberg (April 11, 1827–June 7, 1894) was a German chemist and inventor, and together with Julius Vorster the founder of the Chemische Fabrik Kalk
.
, the capital city of West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. He was the second of six children of the master organ builder August Wilhelm Grüneberg and his wife Caroline Henriette née Breslich from Cammin
. One of his brothers was Barnim Grüneberg, who took over his father's organ building business. He died on June 7, 1894 in Cologne
, German Empire
where he was buried in the Melaten Cemetery.
, a district of Cologne, are named after him.
Chemische Fabrik Kalk
Chemische Fabrik Kalk was a German chemicals company based in Kalk, a city district of Cologne. The company was founded in 1858 as Chemische Fabrik Vorster & Grüneberg, Cöln by Julius Vorster and Hermann Julius Grüneberg and was renamed to Chemische Fabrik Kalk GmbH in 1892...
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Biography
Grüneberg was born on April 11, 1827 in Stettin, Province of Pomerania, Prussia, now SzczecinSzczecin
Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
, the capital city of West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. He was the second of six children of the master organ builder August Wilhelm Grüneberg and his wife Caroline Henriette née Breslich from Cammin
Cammin
Cammin may refer to:*Cammin, Bad Doberan, a municipality in the district of Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany*Cammin, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a municipality in the district of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany...
. One of his brothers was Barnim Grüneberg, who took over his father's organ building business. He died on June 7, 1894 in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, German Empire
German Empire
The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
where he was buried in the Melaten Cemetery.
Honours
A school, the Grüneberg-Schule, and a street, Grünebergstraße, in KalkKalk (Cologne)
Kalk is the Eighth city district or Stadtbezirk of Cologne, Germany. Kalk was merged into the city of Cologne in 1910, the district was formed in 1975....
, a district of Cologne, are named after him.