Karl Gotthelf Lehmann

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Karl Gotthelf Lehmann (ca. 1855)

Karl Gotthelf Lehmann (7 March 1812 in Leipzig – 6 January 1863 in Jena) was a German physiological chemist.

From 1830 he studied medicine at the University of Leipzig, receiving his doctorate in 1835 with a thesis titled De urina diabetica. In 1842 he became an associate professor of medicine at Leipzig, where in 1854 he was named a full professor of physiological chemistry. From 1856 to 1863 he was a professor of general chemistry at the University of Jena.[1]

Published works

His 3-volume Lehrbuch der physiologischen Chemie was translated into English by George Edward Day and published with the title, Physiological chemistry (Vol. 1; Vol. 2; Vol. 3, 1851–54).[2] Other noted works by Lehmann include:

  • Vollständiges Taschenbuch der theoretischen Chemie, 1840 – Complete handbook of theoretical chemistry.
  • Einige vergleichende Analysen des Blutes der Pfortader und der Lebernerven, 1850 – Comparative analyses of the blood of the portal vein and the hepatic nerves.
  • Handbuch der physiologischen Chemie, 1853 – Handbook of physiological chemistry.
  • Zoochemie (edited with Karl Hugo Huppert, 1858) – Zoochemistry.[1]

A number of his works relating to medicine and physiological chemistry were published in Otto Linné Erdmann's Journal für praktische Chemie.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Prof. Dr. med. Karl Gotthelf Lehmann Professorenkatalog der Universität Leipzig
  2. ^ Most widely held works by Karl Gotthelf Lehmann WorldCat Identities
  3. ^ ADB:Lehmann, Karl Gotthelf In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 18, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, S. 147.
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