Ferdinand Gottlob Schneider (18 June 1911 – 11 May 1984) was a

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. Schneider was born in

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in the

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. He studied at the

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and

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(Ph.D. 1934) and subsequently held the positions of privat-docent at the

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(1941),

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and professor at the

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(1949–1970). Schneider is the author of the German edition of ''Sugar Technology'' and hundreds of sugar-related articles. Professor Schneider was director of Agricultoral Technology and the Sugar Industry in

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. He taught sugar technology for many years in Germany. During his career, he trained many men and women from around the world who have PhD in sugar technology. In 1929 he joined the fraternity Landsmannschaft Schottland. In 1984 Schneider died in

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References

* Mosen Asadi: ''Beet-Sugar Handbook''. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken (New Jersey) 2006, . 1911 births 1984 deaths People from Backnang People from the Kingdom of Württemberg 20th-century German chemists Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni University of Tübingen alumni University of Freiburg alumni Academic staff of TU Braunschweig Academic staff of the Gdańsk University of Technology Sugar technologists {{Germany-chemist-stub