Ludwig Clamor Marquart
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Ludwig Clamor Marquart was a German pharmacist
and entrepreneur who was a native of Osnabrück
.
As a teenager he was a pharmacist’s apprentice in the town of Dissen
, and afterwards an assistant pharmacist in Lingen
and Werden. Later he was an overseer of pharmacies
in the district of Cologne
, and in 1835 received a doctorate in Pharmaceutical Chemistry
from the University of Heidelberg. In 1837 he started a private pharmaceutical institute in Bonn
, where he taught classes until 1845. One of his students at the institute was renowned chemist
Remigius Fresenius (1818-1897).
In 1845 he founded Marquart's Lager chemischer Utensilien in Bonn, which was a factory that produced fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Today the operation in Bonn is part of Evonik; thus making it one of the oldest producers of chemicals in Germany.
In 1835 Marquart is credited for coining the chemical term "anthocyanin
" to denote the blue pigment
of the cornflower
.
Pharmacist
Pharmacists are allied health professionals who practice in pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing on safe and effective medication use...
and entrepreneur who was a native of Osnabrück
Osnabrück
Osnabrück is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of Münster, and some 100 km due west of Hanover. It lies in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest...
.
As a teenager he was a pharmacist’s apprentice in the town of Dissen
Dissen
Dissen am Teutoburger Wald is an old charactered town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, approximately 20 km southeast of Osnabrück....
, and afterwards an assistant pharmacist in Lingen
Lingen
Lingen is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. In 2008 the population was 52,353, and in addition there are about 5,000 people who have registered the city as their secondary residence...
and Werden. Later he was an overseer of pharmacies
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
in the district of 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...
, and in 1835 received a doctorate in Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
from the University of Heidelberg. In 1837 he started a private pharmaceutical institute in Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
, where he taught classes until 1845. One of his students at the institute was renowned chemist
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
Remigius Fresenius (1818-1897).
In 1845 he founded Marquart's Lager chemischer Utensilien in Bonn, which was a factory that produced fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Today the operation in Bonn is part of Evonik; thus making it one of the oldest producers of chemicals in Germany.
In 1835 Marquart is credited for coining the chemical term "anthocyanin
Anthocyanin
Anthocyanins are water-soluble vacuolar pigments that may appear red, purple, or blue according to pH...
" to denote the blue pigment
Pigment
A pigment is a material that changes the color of reflected or transmitted light as the result of wavelength-selective absorption. This physical process differs from fluorescence, phosphorescence, and other forms of luminescence, in which a material emits light.Many materials selectively absorb...
of the cornflower
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus is a small annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe. "Cornflower" is also erroneously used for chicory, and more correctly for a few other Centaurea species; to distinguish C...
.