Global InformationWilhelm Klemm information
Wilhelm Karl Klemm | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 January 1896 Guhrau, Lower Silesia |
| Died | 24 October 1985 (aged 89) Gdańsk, Poland |
| Alma mater | Breslau University Technische Hochschule Hannover |
| Known for | Magnetochemistry, Ytterbium, Zintl-Klemm concept |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Lisabeth Klemm "Li" (nee Herrmann, 9 October 1895, Eberswalde - 15 October 1948, Kiel),[1][2] 1924-1948; Lina Arndt, 1949-1985.[3][4] |
| Awards | Liebig Medal (1951) Centenary Prize (1958) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Inorganic and physical chemistry |
| Institutions | Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Technische Hochschule Danzig, Technische Hochschule Hannover |
| Doctoral advisor | Heinrich Biltz (1923), Wilhelm Biltz (1927) |
| Doctoral students | Rudolf Hoppe |
Wilhelm Karl Klemm (5 January 1896 – 24 October 1985) was an inorganic and physical chemist.[2][5] Klemm did extensive work on intermetallic compounds, rare earth metals, transition elements and compounds involving oxygen and fluorine. He and Heinrich Bommer were the first to isolate elemental erbium (1934)[6] and ytterbium (1936).[5][7][8] Klemm refined Eduard Zintl's ideas about the structure of intermetallic compounds and their connections to develop the Zintl-Klemm concept.[9][10][11]
Klemm co-authored one of the ten most-cited papers in the history of the journal Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie.[12][13] His textbooks on inorganic chemistry became standard works for chemists. His Magnetochemie (c1936) is considered foundational to magnetochemistry.[14] Anorganische Chemie (Inorganic Chemistry) by Klemm and Rudolf Hoppe has been described as a legendary work by two titans of solid state chemistry.[15]
Klemm was the second President of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh), serving from 1952 to 1953.[16][17][18] He was President of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) from 1965 to 1967.[19][20] Klemm co-edited the journal Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie from 1939 to 1965.[12] Since 1985, the GDCh has awarded the Wilhelm Klemm Prize in his honor.[21]
- ^ "Lisabeth Klemm". Kieler Gelehrtenverzeichnis. 9 October 1895. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Benekewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
IWWwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
Hoppewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Oesper, Ralph E. (July 1952). "Wilhelm Klemm". Journal of Chemical Education. 29 (7): 336. Bibcode:1952JChEd..29..336O. doi:10.1021/ed029p336.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Emsleywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
Bommerwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Klemm, Wilhelm (2012). "Early attempts on the systematics of the lanthanoids". In Sinha, Shyama P. (ed.). Systematics and the properties of the lanthanides. Berlin: D. Reidel Pub. Co. (NATO ASI Series). pp. 3–16. ISBN 9789027716132. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Kauzlarichwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
Nesperwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
Kranakwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Fässler, Thomas F.; Klapötke, Thomas M.; Limberg, Christian (16 March 2017). "125 Years". Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie. 643 (6): 406–409. doi:10.1002/zaac.201710004.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Biltzwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
Pöttgenwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
Ruckwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
GDCh presidentwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Rilling, Rainer (29 June 2016). "The Structure of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (Society of German Chemists)". Social Studies of Science. 16 (2): 235–260. doi:10.1177/0306312786016002002. S2CID 146359507.
- ^ "Präsidenten der GDCh von der Gründung im Jahre 1949 bis in die Gegenwart". GDCh. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "PAST OFFICERS OF IUPAC". IUPAC. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ McCullough, John P.; Scott, Donald W. (Oct 22, 2013). Calorimetry of non-reacting systems : prepared under the sponsorship of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry Commission on Thermodynamics and the Thermochemistry. Elsevier. p. viii. ISBN 9781483226705. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Wilhelm-Klemm-Preis". GDCh. Retrieved 10 December 2018.