Friedrich Emich
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Friedrich Emich | |
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| Born | 5 September 1860 |
| Died | 22 January 1940 (aged 79) |
| Alma mater | Graz University of Technology |
| Awards | Lieben Prize (1911) |
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| Institutions | Graz University of Technology |
Friedrich Emich (5 September 1860 – 22 January 1940) was an Austrian chemist. Emich is recognized as the founder of microchemistry and worked at Graz University of Technology. Together with his colleague from the University of Graz, Fritz Pregl he perfected the work in small scales analysis. Fritz Pregl was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1923 for his work on microanalysis.
Emich was born in Graz in 1860. He went to school in Graz and started studying chemistry at Graz University of Technology (formerly Technische Hochschule Graz) in 1878. Emich worked as a student in the laboratory of professor Richard Maly. He received his PhD in 1884 and after teaching in a school for a short period he handed in his habilitation in 1888. He became assistant professor at Graz University of Technology in 1889 and full professor in 1894. Emich served as rector of his alma mater for four periods (1899/1900, 1907/1908, 1908/1909, 1920/21).[1] He stayed in Graz the rest of his academic career until his retirement in 1931.[2][3][4]
