- Karl von Auwers
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name = Karl Friedrich von Auwers
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caption = Karl von Auwers
birth_date = birth date|1863|9|16
birth_place =Gotha ,Germany
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death_date = death date and age|1939|5|3|1863|9|16
death_place =Marburg ,Germany
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work_institution =University of Göttingen ,University of Heidelberg ,University of Greifswald ,University of Marburg
alma_mater =University of Heidelberg ,University of Berlin
doctoral_advisor =August Wilhelm von Hofmann ,
Victor Meyer
doctoral_students =Karl Ziegler ,Georg Wittig
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footnotes =Karl Friedrich von Auwers was a German chemist and the academic adviser of
Karl Ziegler andGeorg Wittig at theUniversity of Marburg .Life
Karl Friedrich von Auwers was born as son of the renown astronomer
Arthur Auwers on birth date|1863|9|16 inGotha ,Germany . He studied at first at theUniversity of Heidelberg later withAugust Wilhelm von Hofmann at theUniversity of Berlin where he received his Ph. D in 1885. After one further year withHofmann he joined the group ofVictor Meyer at theUniversity of Göttingen later at theUniversity of Heidelberg . He stayed at Heidelberg until he became professor at theUniversity of Greifswald in 1900. He was responsible for the construction of a new chemistry department which he became head of. He left in 1913 to become head of the chemistry department of theUniversity of Marburg where he stayed until his retirement in 1928. Karl von Auwers diedMay 3 1939 inMarburg .References
*cite journal
title = Karl von Auwers 1863-1939
author =Hans Meerwein
journal = Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft
volume = 72
issue = 7
pages = A111–A121
year = 1939
url =
doi = 10.1002/cber.19390720730
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