Heinrich August Ludwig Wiggers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Heinrich August Ludwig Wiggers

German pharmacist

Date of Birth: 12-Jun-1803

Place of Birth: Springe, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 13-Feb-1880

Profession: pharmacist, chemist, botanist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Heinrich August Ludwig Wiggers (12 June 1803 – 13 February 1880) was a German pharmacist born in Altenhagen (today part of the city of Springe). Trained as a pharmacist, in 1827 he relocated to the University of Göttingen, where he served as a laboratory assistant under chemist Friedrich Stromeyer (1776–1835), and later as an assistant to Friedrich Wöhler (1800–1882) until 1849. In the meantime he earned his doctorate in 1835, later becoming a private lecturer (1837) and an associate professor of pharmacy (1848) at the university.
From 1836 to 1850 he served as deputy inspector-general, later associate inspector-general, of all pharmacies in the Kingdom of Hanover (after 1860 this included the Principality of Lippe).