| Adolf Pinner | |
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| Born | August 31 1842 Wronke/Wronki, Provinz Posen |
| Died | May 21 1909 (aged 66) Berlin, Germany |
| Residence |  Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Field | Organic chemistry |
| Academic advisor | August Wilhelm von Hofmann |
| Known for | Pinner reaction |
Adolf Pinner (August 31 1842, Wronki, Provinz Posen - May 21, 1909, Berlin) was a German chemist. He educated at the Jewish Theological Seminary at Breslau and at the University of Berlin (Phd in Chemistry (Doctor der Chemie), 1867). In 1871 he became privat-docent at the University of Berlin. In 1873 he became assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Berlin, and in 1874 professor of chemistry at the veterinary college of that city. In 1884 he was appointed a member of the German patent office, and in the following year, of the technical division of the Prussian Department of Commerce. He has received the title "Geheimer Regierungsrath".
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Literary works
Pinner contributed many essays to the professional journals, among which may be mentioned:
- "Darstellung und Untersuchung des Butylchlorals," in "Annalen der Chemie", clxxix., and in "Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft", 1870-77;
- "Ueber Imidoäther" in "Annalen", ccxcvii. and ccxcviii., also in "Berichte", 1877-97
(which essays he combined in book form under the title "Ueber Imidoäther und Dessen Derivate"); - "Die Condensation des Acetons," in "Berichte", 1881-83;
- "Ueber Hydantoïe und Urazine," in "Berichte", 1887-89;
- "Ueber Nicotin", in "Berichte", 1891-95, and in "Archiv der Pharmazie", ccxxxi., ccxxxiii.;
- "Ueber Pilocarpin," in "Berichte", 1900-3.
He is also the author of "Gesetze der Naturerscheinungen" and of "Repetitorium der Chemie", in 2 volumes, on organic and inorganic chemistry respectively (11th ed., Berlin, 1902). The latter work is well known to all German students of chemistry, and it has been translated into English, Russian, and Japanese.
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References
- G. Kraemer (1909). "Adolf Pinner". Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft 42 (4): 4989-5000. doi:10.1002/cber.190904204120.
- This article incorporates text from the 1901–1906 Jewish Encyclopedia article "Adolf Pinner" by Isidore Singer and Frederick T. Haneman, a publication now in the public domain.
See also
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Pinner, Adolf |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | German chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wronki, Province of Posen |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 1909 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Berlin, Germany |
