Edmund Drechsel

German biochemist, chemist and pharmacologist (1843-1897)
Person human Q1286190
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Edmund Drechsel

Summary

Edmund Drechsel is a human[1]. He was born in Leipzig[2]. He was born on +1843-09-03T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Naples[4]. He died on +1897-09-22T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a biochemist[6], chemist[7], pharmacologist[8], and university teacher[9]. He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Key Facts

  • Edmund Drechsel was born in Leipzig[2].
  • Edmund Drechsel passed away in Naples[4].
  • Edmund Drechsel was born on +1843-09-03T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Edmund Drechsel died on +1897-09-22T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Edmund Drechsel held citizenship in Germany[11].
  • Edmund Drechsel's professions included biochemist[6].
  • Edmund Drechsel's professions included chemist[7].
  • Edmund Drechsel's professions included pharmacologist[8].
  • Edmund Drechsel worked as a university teacher[9].
  • Edmund Drechsel was employed by Leipzig University[12].
  • Edmund Drechsel was employed by University of Bern[13].
  • Edmund Drechsel was employed by Freiberg University of Mining and Technology[14].
  • Edmund Drechsel was a member of Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities[15].
  • Edmund Drechsel was a member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[16].
  • Edmund Drechsel was a member of Q1303845[17].
  • Edmund Drechsel is recorded as male[18].
  • Edmund Drechsel's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Edmund Drechsel's ISNI is recorded as 0000000084084221[20].
  • Edmund Drechsel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 111126317[21].
  • Edmund Drechsel's GND ID is recorded as 116196831[22].
  • Edmund Drechsel's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2017111281[23].
  • Edmund Drechsel's IdRef ID is recorded as 16896516X[24].
  • Edmund Drechsel's SBN author ID is recorded as MILV293655[25].
  • Edmund Drechsel's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2387515A[26].
  • Edmund Drechsel's family name is recorded as Drechsel[27].

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Origins and Family

Edmund Drechsel was born in Leipzig[2]. He was born on +1843-09-03T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include biochemist[6], chemist[7], pharmacologist[8], and university teacher[9]. Employers include Leipzig University[12], a public university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1409[30], headquartered in Leipzig[31]; University of Bern[13], a comprehensive university[32], in Switzerland[33], founded in 1834[34], headquartered in Main building of the University of Berne[35]; and Freiberg University of Mining and Technology[14], a public university[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1765[38], headquartered in Freiberg[39].

Death and Burial

Edmund Drechsel died on +1897-09-22T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Naples[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Edmund Drechsel include Borsche–Drechsel cyclization[40], a type of chemical reaction[41].

Why It Matters

Edmund Drechsel is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Entities named for him include Borsche–Drechsel cyclization[40], a type of chemical reaction[41].

FAQs

Where was Edmund Drechsel born?

Edmund Drechsel was born in Leipzig[2].

Where did Edmund Drechsel die?

Edmund Drechsel died in Naples[4].

What did Edmund Drechsel do for work?

Edmund Drechsel worked as biochemist[6], chemist[7], pharmacologist[8], and university teacher[9].

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  3. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . deutsche-biographie.de. Retrieved . deutsche-biographie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . deutsche-biographie.de. Retrieved . deutsche-biographie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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