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| Born | (1875-03-13)March 13, 1875 Kiedrich, Germany |
| Died | September 6, 1962(1962-09-06) (aged 87) Marburg, Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Marburg |
| Known for | Fries rearrangement |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Marburg, Technical University at Brunswick |
| Doctoral advisor | Theodor Zincke, |
Karl Theophil Fries (March 13, 1875 - September 6, 1962) was a German chemist.
Life
Karl Theophil Fries was born in Kiedrich, Germany on (1875-03-13)March 13, 1875. After his family moved to Frankfurt he went to school there, but choose to study chemistry at the near University of Marburg in 1894. After one year in Darmstadt University of Technology to improve his skills in electrochemistry he received his Ph.D with Theodor Zincke back at the University of Marburg in 1899. He became professor in Marburg until the retirement of Theodor Zincke and the start of World War I in 1914. He took part as soldier in the whole war from 1914 till 1918. He became professor at the Technical University at Brunswick in 1918 and staid ther until a conflict with some nazi habilitants in 1938. After his forced retirement in 1938 he went back to Marburg where he was able to teach chemistry at the university. He
He became pharmacist and graduated in Göttingen with his Staatsexamen. He started studying chemistry with Friedrich Wöhler and received is Ph.D in 1869. He joinded the group of August Kekulé at the University of Bonn and in 1875 he became professor at the University of Marburg where he staid until his retirement in 1913. Karl Fries died September 6, 1962 in Marburg and was burrie near his academic advisor Theodor Zincke.
References
- H. Bestian (1984). "Karl Fries. 1875-1962". Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft. 117 (11): XXIII–XLI. doi:10.1002/cber.19841171102.
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