Biography:Hieronymous Theodor Richter
Hieronymus Theodor Richter | |
|---|---|
 Hieronymus Theodor Richter, photographed by Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Hugo Höffert, ca. 1873 | |
| Born | 21 November 1824 Dresden, Saxony |
| Died | 25 September 1898 (aged 73) Freiberg, Saxony. |
| Nationality | German |
| Citizenship | German |
| Known for | Discovery of indium. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mineralogist |
| Institutions | Freiberg University of Mining and Technology |
Hieronymus Theodor Richter (21 November 1824 – 25 September 1898) was a German chemist. In 1863, while working at the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, he co-discovered indium with Ferdinand Reich.[1]
Life
From 1843 to 1847, he studied at the Bergakademie Freiberg (with Carl Friedrich Plattner, among others) and became a member of the Corps Saxo-Borussia Freiberg. He then worked for the Freiberg Hüttenwerken, since 1853 as a metallurgist chemist.
From 1875 to 1896, Theodor Richter worked as director of the Mining Academy and was the last of the Freiberg directors elected for lifetime.[2] In 1890 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina.[3]
He died September 25, 1898, in Freiberg, Saxony, at the age of 73.
Honours
In 1865, the mineral Richterite was named in honour of Hieronymous Theodor Richter.[4]
Literatures
- C. Schiffner: From the Life of Old Freiberg Mining Students. E. Maukisch, Freiberg, 1935, pp. 46–48.
- 125 Years of Indium: Lectures from the Colloquium on November 24, 1988, on the Occasion of the 125th Anniversary of the Discovery of Indium by Freiberg Professors F. Reich and Th. Richter. Freiberg: Bergakademie, 1989.
- Winfried Pötsch et al., Lexicon of Significant Chemists, Harri Deutsch, 1989.
Publications
- Preliminary note about a new metal. – In: Journal for practical chemistry. 89 (1863), p. 441–442.
- About the indium. – In: Journal for practical chemistry. 90 (1863), p. 172–176[5]
- About the indium. – In: Journal for practical chemistry. 92 (1864), p. 480–485[6]
- Probirkunst mit dem Lötrohr (1865)
References
- ↑ Cathy, Marchio. "10 Interesting Facts about Indium". https://www.refractorymetal.org/10-interesting-facts-about-indium.html.
- ↑ Asimov, Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology 2nd Revised edition
- ↑ "List of honorary doctorates". Universitat Leipzig. 2020-10-24. https://geschichte.archiv.uni-leipzig.de/ws/ehrenpromotionen.php.
- ↑ "Richterite". Mineral Data Publishing. 2001. https://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/richterite.pdf.
- ↑ F. Reich, Th. Richter (1863). "Ueber das Indium". Journal für Praktische Chemie 90 (1): 172–176. doi:10.1002/prac.18630900122. https://zenodo.org/record/1427838.
- ↑ F. Reich, Th. Richter (1864). "Ueber das Indium". Journal für Praktische Chemie 92 (1): 480–485. doi:10.1002/prac.18640920180.
 |  |
