Heinrich August Ludwig Wiggers
Heinrich August Ludwig Wiggers (12 June 1803 – 13 February 1880) was a German pharmacist, chemist and botanist born in Altenhagen (today part of the city of Springe).
Heinrich August Ludwig Wiggers | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 June 1803 Altenhagen |
| Died | 13 February 1880 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | German |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany, Chemistry |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | A.Wigg. |
Trained as a pharmacist, in 1827 he relocated to the University of Göttingen, where he served as a laboratory assistant under chemist Friedrich Stromeyer (1776–1835), and later as an assistant to Friedrich Wöhler (1800–1882) until 1849.
In the meantime he earned his doctorate in 1835, later becoming a private lecturer (1837) and an associate professor of pharmacy (1848) at the university. From 1836 to 1850 he served as deputy inspector-general, later associate inspector-general, of all pharmacies in the Kingdom of Hanover (after 1860 this included the Principality of Lippe).
Selected writings
- Inquisitio in Secale cornutum, Respectu inprimis habito ad ejus Ortum, Naturam et Partes constituentes nominatim eas, quibus Vires medicinales adscribendae sunt . Rosenbach, Gottingae [u.a.] 1831 Digital edition by the University and State Library Düsseldorf
- Die Trennung und Prüfung metallischer Gifte aus verdächtigen organischen Substanzen : mit Rücksicht auf Blausäure und Opium, 1835
- Grundriss der Pharmacognosie, 1840 Digital edition / Digital 2nd edition from 1847 by the University and State Library Düsseldorf
- Handbuch der Pharmacognosie, 1864.[1] Digital edition by the University and State Library Düsseldorf
References
- Heinrich August Ludwig Wiggers translated biography @ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
- WorldCat Identities (publications)
- International Plant Names Index. A.Wigg.
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