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Hieronymous Theodor Richter

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Hieronymus Theodor Richter
Hieronymus Theodor Richter, photographed by Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Hugo Höffert, ca. 1873
Born(1824-11-21)21 November 1824
Dresden, Saxony
Died25 September 1898(1898-09-25) (aged 73)
Freiberg, Saxony.
NationalityGerman
CitizenshipGerman
Known forDiscovery of indium.
Scientific career
FieldsMineralogist
InstitutionsFreiberg University of Mining and Technology

Hieronymus Theodor Richter (21 November 1824 – 25 September 1898) was a German chemist. In 1863, while working at the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, he co-discovered indium with Ferdinand Reich.[1]

Life

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From 1843 to 1847, he studied at the Bergakademie Freiberg (with Carl Friedrich Plattner, among others) and became a member of the Corps Saxo-Borussia Freiberg. He then worked for the Freiberg Hüttenwerken, since 1853 as a metallurgist chemist.

From 1875 to 1896, Theodor Richter worked as director of the Mining Academy and was the last of the Freiberg directors elected for lifetime.[2] In 1890 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina.[3]

He died September 25, 1898, in Freiberg, Saxony, at the age of 73.

Honours

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In 1865, the mineral Richterite was named in honour of Hieronymous Theodor Richter.[4]

Literatures

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  • C. Schiffner: From the Life of Old Freiberg Mining Students. E. Maukisch, Freiberg, 1935, pp. 46–48.
  • 125 Years of Indium: Lectures from the Colloquium on November 24, 1988, on the Occasion of the 125th Anniversary of the Discovery of Indium by Freiberg Professors F. Reich and Th. Richter. Freiberg: Bergakademie, 1989.
  • Winfried Pötsch et al., Lexicon of Significant Chemists, Harri Deutsch, 1989.

Publications

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  • Preliminary note about a new metal. – In: Journal for practical chemistry. 89 (1863), p. 441–442.
  • About the indium. – In: Journal for practical chemistry. 90 (1863), p. 172–176[5]
  • About the indium. – In: Journal for practical chemistry. 92 (1864), p. 480–485[6]
  • Probirkunst mit dem Lötrohr (1865)

References

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  1. ^ Cathy, Marchio. "10 Interesting Facts about Indium". Advanced Refractory Metals. Retrieved Nov 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Asimov, Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology 2nd Revised edition
  3. ^ "List of honorary doctorates". Universitat Leipzig. 2020-10-24. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22.
  4. ^ "Richterite" (PDF). Mineral Data Publishing. 2001. Retrieved Nov 10, 2024.
  5. ^ F. Reich, Th. Richter (1863). "Ueber das Indium". Journal für Praktische Chemie. 90 (1): 172–176. doi:10.1002/prac.18630900122.
  6. ^ F. Reich, Th. Richter (1864). "Ueber das Indium". Journal für Praktische Chemie. 92 (1): 480–485. doi:10.1002/prac.18640920180.


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