Sigmund Fraenkel or Sigmund Fränkel (22 May 1868, in
Krakau – 7 June 1939, in
Geneva
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) was a Polish-born chemist who lived and worked in
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
, and is notable for being the head of the ''Ludwig-Spiegler-Stiftung'' in Vienna from 1904 and his work in the field of
Physiological chemistry
Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology a ...
, notably on the chemistry of the
thyroid
The thyroid, or thyroid gland, is an endocrine gland in vertebrates. In humans it is in the neck and consists of two connected lobes. The lower two thirds of the lobes are connected by a thin band of tissue called the thyroid isthmus. The thy ...
gland.
He studied at the
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich hist ...
under Ernst Ludwig (1842-1915) and
Ernst Wilhelm von Brücke
Ernst Wilhelm Ritter von Brücke (6 July 1819 – 7 January 1892) was a German physician and physiologist. He is credited with contributions made in many facets of physiology.
Biography
He was born Ernst Wilhelm Brücke in Berlin. He graduate ...
, in
Prague
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under Karl Hugo Huppert (1832–1904) and in
Freiburg im Breisgau.
In 1892 he obtained his doctorate in medicine in Vienna, and in 1896 he was Private Tutor in
Medicinal chemistry
Medicinal or pharmaceutical chemistry is a scientific discipline at the intersection of chemistry and pharmacy involved with designing and developing pharmaceutical drugs. Medicinal chemistry involves the identification, synthesis and developme ...
.
Works
* ''Die Arzneimittel-Synthese auf Grundlage der Beziehungen zwischen chemischen Aufbau und Wirkung : für Ärzte, Chemiker und Pharmazeuten'' . Springer, Berlin 3rd ed. 191
Digital editionby the
University and State Library Düsseldorf
References
Publications
''Über neue Cholesterin-Derivate'' – Sigmund Fränkel & Paul Dombacher (May 1927)
Austrian chemists
Austrian biochemists
University of Vienna alumni
1868 births
1939 deaths
Scientists from Kraków
Polish emigrants to Austria
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