Georg Friedrich Hildebrandt
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| Image:Georg Friedrich Hildebrandt.jpg Georg Friedrich Hildebrandt (1764 - 1816) |
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| Born | 1764 Germany |
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| Died | 1816 Germany |
| Residence |  Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Field | Pharmacist, chemist, and anatomist |
| Institution | University of Erlangen |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Academic advisor | Johann Friedrich Gmelin |
| Notable students | Johann Salomo Christoph Schweigger |
Georg Friedrich Hildebrandt, (1764 - 1816) was a pharmacist, chemist, and anatomist. He was an early supporter of Lavoisier's theories in Germany. He investigated mercury compounds, and the chemical nature of quicklime, ammonium nitrate, and ammonia. He studied light emitted by electric discharges through air and investigated use of nitric oxide to determine the oxygen content of air. He developed a method to separate silver from copper. He wrote textbooks on pharmacology and human anatomy, and treatises on smallpox, sleep, and the digestive system.
He obtained his MD in 1783 from the University of Göttingen under Johann Friedrich Gmelin.
[edit] References
- K. Hufbauer, The Formation of the German Chemical Community (1720-1795), University of California Press, 1982, p. 214.
- Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970-1990, vol. 6, p. 395.
- J. fur Chemie und Physik, 1819, 25, pp. 1-16.
- J. R. Partington, A History of Chemistry, Macmillan, 1962, vol. 3, pp. 638-639.
