Friedrich Karl Adolf Stohmann (25 April 1832 – 1 November 1897) was a German agricultural chemist.

Biography

He was born in

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and studied at

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, where he became member of Burschenschaft Hannovera (fraternity), and

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. He was

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's assistant at

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from 1853 to 1855, and afterwards assisted

Wilhelm Henneberg Wilhelm Henneberg (10 September 1825 – 22 November 1890) was a German chemist and student of Justus von Liebig. Life He attended the Collegium Carolinum in Brunswick and studied at the University of Giessen with Justus von Liebig and at the ...

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and at Göttingen-Weende.Prof. Dr. phil., Dr. med. h. c. Friedrich Carl Adolf Stohmann
Professorenkatalog der Universität Leipzig In 1862 he started the station for agricultural experiments at

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. He was called to Halle in 1865 as an associate professor, and to the

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in 1871, where he was director of the physiological institute of agriculture (1871–97). His principal investigations had to do with the nourishment of animals. From 1892 he was a member of the

Academy of Sciences Leopoldina The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (), in short Leopoldina, is the national academy of Germany, and is located in Halle (Saale). Founded on 1 January 1652, based on academic models in Italy, it was originally named the ''Academi ...

Works

* ''Beiträge zur Begründung einer rationellen Fütterung der Wiederkäuer'' (Contributions to the scientific feeding of

ruminant Ruminants are herbivorous grazing or browsing artiodactyls belonging to the suborder Ruminantia that are able to acquire nutrients from plant-based food by fermenting it in a specialized stomach prior to digestion, principally through microb ...

s, 1860); with Wilhelm Henneberg. * ''Biologische Studien'' (Biological studies, 1873). * ''Handbuch der technischen Chemie'' (Handbook of

industrial chemistry The chemical industry comprises the company, companies and other organizations that develop and produce industrial, specialty and other chemicals. Central to the modern world economy, the chemical industry converts raw materials (Petroleum, oil, ...

, 2 volumes, 1872 and 1874); with Karl Engler. * ''Handbuch der Zuckerfabrikation'' (Handbook of sugar synthesis, 1878). * ''Die Stärkefabrikation'' (

Starch Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of numerous glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds. This polysaccharide is produced by most green plants for energy storage. Worldwide, it is the most common carbohydrate in human diet ...

synthesis, 1878). * ''Encyklopädisches Handbuch der technischen Chemie'' (Encyclopedic manual of industrial chemistry), 12 volumes, 1888-1922; with Bruno Kerl and others.Encyklopädisches Handbuch der technischen Chemie
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References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stohmann, Friedrich 1832 births 1897 deaths 19th-century German chemists Scientists from Bremen (city) University of Göttingen alumni Academic staff of Leipzig University Academic staff of the University of Halle