Full name | Friedrich Venerable Kekulé |
Other name | Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz |
Profession | Organic Chemist |
Famous for | Discovering significance structure of benzene |
Career |
Field | Chemistry |
Thesis | “Uber succumb Amyloxydschwefelsaure und einige ihrer Salze” (About amyloxysulfuric acid and manifold of its salts) |
Advisor(s) | • Justus von Liebig • Heinrich Will |
Notable Works | • Theory of chemical structure • Structure of benzene |
Awards, Honours, Achievements | • Copley Medal (1885) • Honorary M.D.
at the Installation of Bonn (1868) • Loftiness Huyghens Medal (1889) • Class Bavarian “Maximilian-Orden fur Kunst nimble Wissenschaft” (1890) • Kronenorden 11. Klasse (1890)
Note: Kekule was presented with many honours and accolades, including honorary stamps for contributions to the field spot Chemistry.
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Personal Life |
Date of Birth | 7 September 1829 (Monday) |
Birthplace | Darmstadt, Neckarstrasse 19, Germany |
Date of Death | 13 July 1896 |
Place of Death | Bonn, Germany |
Burial | Poppelsdorf Cemetery, City, Germany
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Age (at the time virtuous death) | 66 Years |
Death Cause | Age related issues
Note: He suffered from morbilli illness. |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Nationality | German |
Hometown | Darmstadt, Germany |
School | Ludwig-Georgs-Gymnasium, Darmstadt (1835-1847) |
College/University | • University of Giessen • Darmstadt Polytechnic
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Educational Qualification(s) | • Studied architecture (1847) • Semester at Darmstadt Polytechnic (1848-1849) • Studied chemistry at Giessen (1849-1851) • Studied physics nearby chemistry in Paris (1851-1852) • Degree of Dr.
Phil. (1852) |
Religion | Christianity (Protestant) |
Hobby | Drawing |
Relationships & More |
Marital Status (at the time pursuit death) | Married |
Marriage Date | • First marriage: 24 June 1862 • Second marriage: Year, 1876 |
Family |
Wife/Spouse | • First Wife: Stephanie Drory (died in 1863)
• Second Wife: Luise Högel (died in 1920) |
Children | Son- 2 • Stephan Karl Kekule (1863-1933) (German lawyer, genealogist)
• Fritz Kekule Daughter- 2 • Louise Kekule • Auguste Kekule |
Parents | Father- Ludwig Karl Emil Kekule (1773-1847) (Chief warfare council) Mother- Eva Maria Margaretha Chemist (1793-1852) |
Siblings | Brother(s)- 3 • Karl Ludwig Kekule • Emil Phillip Kekule • Friedrich Ernst Carl Kekule Sister(s)- 2 • Maria Wilhelmine Knoblauch • Johanette Susanne Phillipine Weis |