Hermann Wilhelm Vogel
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Hermann Wilhelm Vogel was born on March 26, 1834 in Doberlug-Kirchhain[1][2][3][4][5][6] and died on December 17, 1898 in Charlottenburg[1][2][3][4][7][5][6] from heart failure. He held citizenship in the Kingdom of Prussia and the German Empire[7].
Vogel worked as a photochemist, university teacher, writer, and chemist[1][7][5][8][9][10] and specialized in the field of photochemistry[9]. He began his career as a wissenschaftlicher Assistent at the Mineralogical Museum (Berlin) in 1860 and continued in that role[7][5][7][5]. From 1863 to 1865 he served as a docent at the Gewerbeinstitut Berlin[7][5][7][5], and from 1866 to 1879 he was a professor at both the Royal College for Vocational Studies and the Bauakademie[7][5][7][5]. In 1879 he became a professor again, a position he held until 1898[7][5].
He was a member of the Photographischer Verein zu Berlin, the Société française de Wothlytypie, the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, and the Royal Photographic Society[7][11].
Key Facts
- Date of birth: 1834[10]
- Date of death: January 1, 1898[11]
- Place of burial: Alter Friedhof der Zwölf-Apostel-Gemeinde[12]
- Child: Ernst Vogel[13]
- Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia[14], German Empire[15]
- Field of work: photochemistry[16]
- Position held: wissenschaftlicher Assistent[17], docent[18], professor[19], Q56447196[20]
- Employer: Mineralogical Museum (Berlin)[21], Gewerbeinstitut Berlin[22], Royal College for Vocational Studies[23], Bauakademie[24], Technische Hochschule Berlin[25]
- Educated at: Gewerbeinstitut Berlin[26]
- Doctoral advisor: Carl Friedrich Rammelsberg[27]
- Student: Alfred Stieglitz[28], Karl Schwier[29]
- Award received: honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)[30]
- Member of: Photographischer Verein zu Berlin[31], Société française de Wothlytypie[32], German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[33], Royal Photographic Society[34]
- Sex or gender: male[35]
- Commons category: Hermann Wilhelm Vogel[36]
- Archives at: Archive of the Deutsches Museum[37]
- Cause of death: heart failure[38]
- Academic degree: doctorate[39]
- Residence: Berlin[40]
- Family name: Vogel[41]
- Given name: Hermann[42], Wilhelm[43]
- Academic major: chemistry[44], physics[45]
- Manner of death: natural causes[46]
- Floruit: January 1, 1864[47]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[48], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[49], Library of the World's Best Literature[50], Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog[51], The Encyclopedia Americana[52]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Hermann Wilhelm Vogel include Vogel Glacier[53], a glacier[54].
Why It Matters
Hermann Wilhelm Vogel has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
Entities named for him include Vogel Glacier[53], a glacier[54].
FAQs
Where was Hermann Wilhelm Vogel born?
Hermann Wilhelm Vogel's place of birth was Doberlug-Kirchhain[2].
Where did Hermann Wilhelm Vogel die?
Hermann Wilhelm Vogel died in Charlottenburg[4].
What did Hermann Wilhelm Vogel do for work?
Hermann Wilhelm Vogel worked as a photochemist[5], university teacher[6], writer[7], and chemist[8].
Where did Hermann Wilhelm Vogel go to school?
Hermann Wilhelm Vogel was educated at Gewerbeinstitut Berlin[26].
What awards did Hermann Wilhelm Vogel receive?
Honors received include honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)[30].