Adolph Emmerling (13 June 1842,

Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population o ...

– 17 March 1906,

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) was a German

chemist A chemist (from Greek ''chēm(ía)'' alchemy; replacing ''chymist'' from Medieval Latin ''alchemist'') is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties. Chemists carefully describe th ...

, known for his research in the field of

agricultural chemistry Agricultural chemistry is the study of chemistry, especially organic chemistry and biochemistry, as they relate to agriculture—agricultural production, the processing of raw products into foods and beverages, and environmental monitoring and r ...

. He studied chemistry at the

University of Freiburg The University of Freiburg (colloquially german: Uni Freiburg), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (german: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg), is a public university, public research university located in Freiburg im Breisg ...

, receiving his doctorate in 1865. Following graduation, he spent several years as a laboratory assistant in Freiburg and

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...

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Norman Lockyer Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer (17 May 1836 – 16 August 1920) was an English scientist and astronomer. Along with the French scientist Pierre Janssen, he is credited with discovering the gas helium. Lockyer also is remembered for being the f ...

In 1870 he became director of the ''Landwirtschaftlichen Versuchsstation Kiel'' (Agricultural Experimental Station in

Kiel Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021). Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the J ...

), a post he maintained until his death. In 1874 he obtained his

habilitation Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in many European countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excellence in research, teaching and further education, usually including a ...

at the

University of Kiel Kiel University, officially the Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, (german: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, abbreviated CAU, known informally as Christiana Albertina) is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in ...

, and in 1882, received the title of professor. In 1869, with

Adolf von Baeyer Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer (; 31 October 1835 – 20 August 1917) was a German chemist who synthesised indigo and developed a nomenclature for cyclic compounds (that was subsequently extended and adopted as part of the IUPAC org ...

, he discovered a method for synthesizing

indole Indole is an aromatic heterocyclic organic compound with the formula C8 H7 N. It has a bicyclic structure, consisting of a six-membered benzene ring fused to a five-membered pyrrole ring. Indole is widely distributed in the natural environmen ...

by fusing ortho-nitrocinnamic acid with

potash Potash () includes various mined and manufactured salts that contain potassium in water-soluble form.

and

iron filings Iron filings are very small pieces of iron that look like a light Powder (substance), powder. As the name suggests, iron filings were traditionally obtained from metal working operations as the scrap material filed off larger iron and steel part ...

Baeyer–Emmerling indole synthesis The Baeyer–Emmerling indole synthesis is a method for synthesizing indole from a (substituted) ''ortho''-nitrocinnamic acid and iron powder in strongly basic solution. This reaction was discovered by Adolf von Baeyer and Adolph Emmerling in 1869 ...

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Published works

* ''Agrikultur-Chemische Untersuchungen: Versuche und Analysen'', 1895 – Agricultural-chemical investigations: Testing and analysis. * ''Studien über die Eiweissbildung in der Pflanze'', 1900 – Studies on

protein Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues. Proteins perform a vast array of functions within organisms, including catalysing metabolic reactions, DNA replication, respo ...

formation in plants. * ''Beiträge zur kenntnis der dauerweiden in den marschen Norddeutschlands'', 1901 – Contributions to the knowledge of permanent pasture in the marshes of

Northern Germany Northern Germany (german: link=no, Norddeutschland) is a linguistic, geographic, socio-cultural and historic region in the northern part of Germany which includes the coastal states of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Lower Saxony an ...

(with

Carl Albert Weber Carl Albert Weber (13 January 1856, Spandau – 11 September 1931, Bremen) was a German botanist. He specialized in studies of original bog vegetation, the botanical composition of peat and on the developmental history of peatlands. Biography ...

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published works Many of his scientific articles were published in the periodicals, ''Die Landwirtschaftlichen Versuchs-Stationen'' and the ''Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft''.

References

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