Georg Karl Brauer (born 11. April 1908 in Bochum, died 26. February 2001 in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German chemist.
Life
Brauer was the son of the chemist Eberhard Brauer and Elisabeth Brauer, a daughter of
Wilhelm Ostwald
Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald (; 4 April 1932) was a Baltic German chemist and philosopher. Ostwald is credited with being one of the founders of the field of physical chemistry, with Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Walther Nernst, and Svante Arrhen ...
.
From 1926 to 1932, Brauer studied in Leipzig and Freiburg. He received his doctorate under supervision of
Eduard Zintl
Eduard Zintl (21 January 1898 – 17 January 1941) was a German chemist. He gained prominence for research on intermetallic compounds.
Family background
After his family moved from Weiden and Bayreuth to Munich and after he had finished school ...
in Freiburg in 1933.
In 1941, he received is habilitation at the
TH Darmstadt.
In 1946, he became an extraordinary professor in Freiburg.
From 1959 to 1976, he was a full professor.
Starting in 1976, he was a emeritus professor.
Research
Brauer's research included the chemistry and crystal chemistry of intermetallic compounds and alloys.
He investigated binary systems of transition metals, in particular of oxides, nitrides, carbides, and hydrides of niobium, tantalum, and vanadium.
His research also focused on oxides of rare-earth metals.
Many new compounds and several new structure types (Li
3N, Li
3Bi, Al
3Zr, ThSi
2, NbO) were discovered during this research.
Awards
In 1971, he received the Lebeau medal.
Publications
Georg Brauer was the editor of the "Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry".
References
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20th-century German chemists
1908 births
2001 deaths
Scientists from Freiburg im Breisgau
University of Freiburg alumni
Technische Universität Darmstadt alumni
Technische Universität Darmstadt faculty
Rare earth scientists