Friedrich Karl Johannes Thiele | |
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Born | |
Died | April 17, 1918 | (aged 52)
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Halle |
Known for | Thiele tube |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | University of Munich, University of Straßburg |
Doctoral advisor | Jacob Volhard |
Doctoral students | Heinrich Otto Wieland, Jakob Meisenheimer, Hermann Staudinger, Otto Dimroth, Sir Robert H. Pickard[1] |
Friedrich Karl Johannes Thiele (May 13, 1865 – April 17, 1918) was a German chemist and a prominent professor at several universities, including those in Munich and Strasbourg. He developed many laboratory techniques related to isolation of organic compounds. In 1907 he described a device for the accurate determination of melting points,[2] since named Thiele tube after him.[3]