Carl Gustav Guckelberger
Encyclopedia
Carl Gustav Guckelberger ( 1820 – August 9, 1902) was a German
chemist
.
, but started studying chemistry with Hermann von Fehling
, also in Stuttgart, for two semesters. With the recommendation of Fehling, Guckelsberger joined the laboratory of Justus von Liebig
at the University of Gießen, where he received his Ph.D. In the 1850s he started working at a paper factory near Großalmerode
. He retired in 1867 and lived near Kassel
the rest of his life.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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...
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Life
Guckelsberger worked in a pharmacy in StuttgartStuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, but started studying chemistry with Hermann von Fehling
Hermann von Fehling
Hermann von Fehling was a German chemist, famous as the developer of Fehling's solution used for estimation of sugar.-Biography:...
, also in Stuttgart, for two semesters. With the recommendation of Fehling, Guckelsberger joined the laboratory of Justus von Liebig
Justus von Liebig
Justus von Liebig was a German chemist who made major contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry, and worked on the organization of organic chemistry. As a professor, he devised the modern laboratory-oriented teaching method, and for such innovations, he is regarded as one of the...
at the University of Gießen, where he received his Ph.D. In the 1850s he started working at a paper factory near Großalmerode
Großalmerode
Großalmerode is a town in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.- Location :The small town, which has had town rights since 1775, lies 21 km east of Kassel in the Meißner-Kaufunger Wald Nature Park on the river Gelster...
. He retired in 1867 and lived near Kassel
Kassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
the rest of his life.