- Karl Weltzien
Karl Weltzien (sometimes Carl Weltzien), (* 8. Februar 1813 in
Saint Petersburg , † 14. November 1870 inKarlsruhe ) was a German scientist who was Professor of Chemistry at the Technische Hochschule of Karlsruhe from 1848 to 1869. Starting about 1840, Weltzien constructed new laboratories for chemistry research and teaching at Karlsruhe. Weltzien's successor as Professor of Chemistry wasLothar Meyer .Weltzien is perhaps best known today as one of three organizers of the
Karlsruhe Congress of 1860, an early international meeting of chemists, the other organizers beingWurtz and Kekulé. Weltzien acted as the local organizer, opened the meeting with a brief welcoming speech [See [http://web.lemoyne.edu/~GIUNTA/karlsruhe.html Charles-Adolphe Wurtz's report on the Karlsruhe Congress] for Weltzien's opening address.] , and chaired the first session. [cite journal | author = de Milt, Clara | title = The Congress at Karlsruhe | journal = Journal of Chemical Education | year = 1951 | volume = 28 | pages = 421 – 425 | url = http://search.jce.divched.org:8081/JCEIndex/FMPro?-db=jceindex.fp5&-lay=wwwform&combo=karlsruhe&-find=&-format=detail.html&-skip=1&-max=1&-token.2=1&-token.3=10 | accessdate=2007-08-29 ]Further reading
* [http://www.chem-bio.uni-karlsruhe.de/19.php University of Karlsruhe]
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NAME = Karl Weltzien
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Carl Weltzien
SHORT DESCRIPTION = German chemist
DATE OF BIRTH =February 8 1813
PLACE OF BIRTH =Saint Petersburg , Russia
DATE OF DEATH =November 14 1879
PLACE OF DEATH =Karlsruhe , Germany
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