Theodor Zincke

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Theodor Zincke
Born May 19, 1843(1843-05-19)
Uelzen, Germany
Died March 17, 1928 (aged 84)
Marburg, Germany
Institutions University of Bonn,
University of Marburg
Alma mater University of Göttingen
Doctoral advisor Friedrich Wöhler,
August Kekulé
Doctoral students Otto Hahn ,
Karl Theophil Fries,
Alfred Walter Stewart
Known for Zincke-Suhl reaction
Zinke nitration
Zincke reaction

Theodor Zincke (May 19, 1843 - March 17, 1928) was a German chemist and the academic adviser of Otto Hahn.

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Theodor Zincke was born in Uelzen on May 19, 1843(1843-05-19). He became a pharmacist and graduated in Göttingen with his Staatsexamen. He began studying chemistry with Friedrich Wöhler and received his Ph.D in 1869. He joined the group of August Kekulé at the University of Bonn, and in 1875 became professor at the University of Marburg where he remained until his retirement in 1913. Theodor Zincke died on March 17 1928 in Marburg.

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