Fritz Arndt
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| Fritz Arndt | |
| Born | July 6, 1885 Hamburg, Germany |
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| Died | December 8, 1969 (aged 84) Hamburg, Germany |
| Institutions | University of Greifswald, University of Kiel, University of Breslau, University of Oxford University of Istanbul University of Hamburg |
| Alma mater | University of Geneva, University of Bern University of Freiburg |
| Doctoral advisor | Ludwig Gattermann |
Fritz Arndt was a German chemist and together with Bernd Eistert he disoverered the Arndt-Eistert synthesis.
[edit] Life
Fritz Arndt was born July 6 1965, in Hamburg but started his chemistry studies at the University of Geneva followed by a the University of Bern and receiving his PhD from the University of Freiburg for his work with Ludwig Gattermann in 1908.
His accademic career started with short term work at the University of Greifswald, University of Kiel, University of Breslau and at the University of Istanbul. During his time in Istanbul from 1915 till 1918 he established a close contact to the turkish chemists in Istanbul. He returned to the University of Breslau where he stayed until he was forced to abandon his office in 1933 by the newly elected Nazi government.
After his emigration in 1933 and a short stay at the Oxford University he went back to Istanbul where he stayed from 1934 till 1955. He had great influence on the development of chemistry in Turkey.
In 1955 he came back to Germany, where he professor at the University of Hamburg. Fritz Arndt died December 12 1969 in Hamburg.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ W. Walter, Bernd Eistert (1975). "Fritz Arndt". Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft 1 (108): I–XLIV. doi:.
- Arndt, F. and Eistert, B. (1935). "Ein Verfahren zur Überführung von Carbonsäuren in ihre höheren Homologen bzw. deren Derivate". Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft 1 (68): 200–208. doi:.
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