Bernhard Rathke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bernhard Rathke

German chemist

Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1840

Place of Birth: Königsberg

Date of Death: 14-Aug-1923

Profession: chemist, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Bernhard Rathke

  • Heinrich Bernhard Rathke (20 January 1840 in Königsberg – 14 August 1923 in Bad Reichenhall) was a German chemist.
  • He was the son of embryologist Martin Rathke. He studied natural sciences at the University of Königsberg, and afterwards worked in Robert Bunsen's laboratory at Heidelberg.
  • In 1867 he started work as an assistant at the chemical institute of the University of Halle, and two years later obtained his habilitation with a thesis on the history of selenium.
  • From 1873 to 1876 he taught classes in chemistry and chemical engineering at the higher vocational school in Kassel.
  • In 1876 he became an associate professor at Halle, and from 1882 to 1900, was an honorary full professor at the University of Marburg.
  • In 1885 he became a member of the Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.

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