Georg Maria Dedichen (8 July 1870 – 3 December 1942) was a Norwegian chemist.

Biography

He was born in

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as a son of physician Hans Gabriel Sundt Dedichen (1836–99) and his wife Caroline Henriette Fredrikke Thaulow (1836–1917). He was a brother of psychiatrist Henrik Dedichen and a maternal grandson of Heinrich Arnold Thaulow. He attended Trondheim Technical School (now

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). He continued his studies in

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and

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. He took the

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at the

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in 1894 on the thesis ''Synthesen von Benzolhydragenen mittelst Hydrazinhydrat'', his doctoral advisor being

Theodor Curtius ''Geheimrat'' Julius Wilhelm Theodor Curtius (27 May 1857 – 8 February 1928) was professor of Chemistry at Heidelberg University and elsewhere. He published the Curtius rearrangement in 1890/1894 and also discovered diazoacetic acid, hydra ...

. In 1904 he was awarded the Crown Prince's gold medal (''Kronprinsens gullmedalj'') for the paper ''Bestemmelse av basiske ringsystemers affinitetsstørrelse''. He worked at the University of Kristiania (now

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) until 1911, at the

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from 1917. From 1930 he became a lecturer in chemistry at the University. He also worked as the editor of chemistry in '' Teknisk Ugeblad''. In June 1895 he married Danish citizen Hetna Ingeborg Brandes (1876–1936), a daughter of

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. Through his son, shipbroker Jan Kurt Dedichen, he was a father-in-law of

Aase Bye Aase Synnøve Bye (4 June 1904 – 10 July 1991) was a Norwegian actress, known from stage, film and television. in her honor, the Aase Byes pris is awarded in support of deserving artists. Personal life She was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Nor ...

. Through his sister Christiane he was a brother-in-law of

Jacob Vilhelm Rode Heiberg Jacob Vilhelm Rode Heiberg (19 February 1860 – 19 February 1946) was a Denmark, Danish born, Norway, Norwegian civil servant and burgomaster. He was born in Vallø, Denmark as the son of judge Edvard Omsen Heiberg (1829–1884). He was a broth ...

, and an uncle of

Hans Heiberg Hans Heiberg (28 January 1904 – 6 December 1978) was a Norwegian journalist, literary critic, theatre critic, essayist, novelist, playwright, translator and theatre director. Early and personal life Heiberg was born in Kristiania as son of ...

References

1860 births 1946 deaths People from Modum University of Kiel alumni University of Oslo faculty Norwegian chemists Norwegian expatriates in Germany {{Norway-academic-bio-stub