University of Giessen

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University of Giessen

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founding Date:
1607

Official Website:
http://www.uni-giessen.de/

STUDENTS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Georg Büchner Playwright 17-Oct-1813 19-Feb-1837 Leonce and Lena

Carl Remigius Fresenius Chemist 28-Dec-1818 11-Jun-1897 Anleitung zur qualitativen chemischen Analyse

Arvid Harnack Spy 24-May-1901 22-Dec-1942 Hanged by the Nazis for espionage

Mildred Fish Harnack Spy 16-Sep-1902 16-Feb-1943 Guillotined by the Gestapo

August Wilhelm von Hofmann Chemist 8-Apr-1818 2-May-1892 Organic chemist, researched aniline

Friedrich August Kekulé Chemist 7-Sep-1829 13-Jul-1896 Theory of chemical structure

Friedrich Maximilian Klinger Playwright 17-Feb-1752 9-Mar-1831 Sturm under Drang

Ilya Mechnikov Scientist 16-May-1845 16-Jul-1916 Researched the immune system

August Weismann Biologist 17-Jan-1834 5-Nov-1914 Theory of Germ Plasm

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Walther Bothe Physicist 8-Jan-1891 8-Feb-1957 Coincidence method

Carl Remigius Fresenius Chemist 28-Dec-1818 11-Jun-1897 Anleitung zur qualitativen chemischen Analyse

Justus Liebig Chemist 12-May-1803 18-Apr-1873 Reformed pedagogy of chemistry

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Physicist 27-Mar-1845 10-Feb-1923 Discovered X-Rays

Wilhelm Wien Physicist 13-Jan-1864 30-Aug-1928 Blackbody radiation

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