Eugen Bamberger
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Eugen Bamberger was a German chemist and discoverer of the Bamberger rearrangement
.
He received his PhD for work with August Wilhelm von Hofmann
in Berlin and became assistant of Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg
at Charlottenburg and in 1883 of Adolf von Baeyer
at the University of Munich, where, after his habilitation
in 1891, he became associate professor for chemistry.
The Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zurich) appointed him professor in 1893, where he stayed until a severe illness forced him to retire from the position in 1905.
He suffered from limited control of his right arm and severe headache for the rest of his life. Still he did research work in a private laboratory at ETH. In the last years of his life he lived at Ponte Tresa, Ticino
. He died there in 1932.
Bamberger rearrangement
The Bamberger rearrangement is the chemical reaction of N-phenylhydroxylamines with strong aqueous acid, which will rearrange to give 4-aminophenols...
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Life and achievements
Bamberger started studying medicine in 1875 at the University of Berlin, but changed subjects and university after one year, starting his studies of science at the University of Heidelberg in 1876. He returned to Berlin in the same year and focused on chemistry.He received his PhD for work with August Wilhelm von Hofmann
August Wilhelm von Hofmann
August Wilhelm von Hofmann was a German chemist.-Biography:Hofmann was born at Gießen, Grand Duchy of Hesse. Not intending originally to devote himself to physical science, he first took up the study of law and philology at Göttingen. But he then turned to chemistry, and studied under Justus von...
in Berlin and became assistant of Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg
Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg
Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg was a German mineralogist from Berlin, Prussia.He was educated for the medical profession and graduated in 1837 at Berlin University. In 1841 he became privatdozent in the university, and in 1845 professor extraordinary of chemistry...
at Charlottenburg and in 1883 of Adolf von Baeyer
Adolf von Baeyer
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer was a German chemist who synthesized indigo, and was the 1905 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Born in Berlin, he initially studied mathematics and physics at Berlin University before moving to Heidelberg to study chemistry with Robert Bunsen...
at the University of Munich, where, after his habilitation
Habilitation
Habilitation is the highest academic qualification a scholar can achieve by his or her own pursuit in several European and Asian countries. Earned after obtaining a research doctorate, such as a PhD, habilitation requires the candidate to write a professorial thesis based on independent...
in 1891, he became associate professor for chemistry.
The Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zurich) appointed him professor in 1893, where he stayed until a severe illness forced him to retire from the position in 1905.
He suffered from limited control of his right arm and severe headache for the rest of his life. Still he did research work in a private laboratory at ETH. In the last years of his life he lived at Ponte Tresa, Ticino
Ticino
Canton Ticino or Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland. Named after the Ticino river, it is the only canton in which Italian is the sole official language...
. He died there in 1932.
Further reading
- Dictionary of Scientific Biography, vol. 1 (1970), S. 426 (incl. bibliography)
- Pötsch/Fischer/Müller: Lexikon bedeutender Chemiker, Verlag H. Deutsch, 1989, S.26
External links
- Short bio of Bamberger for his 150th birthday at the ETH-Website here