Ferdinand Schneider, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German chemist
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Place of Birth: Backnang, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
About Ferdinand Schneider
- Ferdinand Gottlob Schneider (18 June 1911 – 11 May 1984) was a German chemist. Schneider was born in Backnang in the Kingdom of Württemberg.
- He studied at the University of Tübingen, Freiburg and Munich (Ph.D.
- 1934) and subsequently held the positions of privat-docent at the Dresden University of Technology (1941), Technical University of Danzig and professor at the Braunschweig University of Technology (1949–1970).
- Schneider is the author of the German edition of Sugar Technology and hundreds of sugar-related articles.
- Professor Schneider was director of Agricultoral Technology and the Sugar Industry in Braunschweig.
- He taught sugar technology for many years in Germany.
- During his career, he trained many men and women from around the world who have PhD in sugar technology. In 1929 he joined the fraternity Landsmannschaft Schottland.
- In 1984 Schneider died in Pura, Switzerland.
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