Carl Schorlemmer ( 1834 - 1892 )

Birth: Darmstadt, Germany (30 September 1834) Death: His house in Manchester, Lancashire (27 June 1892) Research Field: Organic chemistry, history of chemistry Career: Apothecary's pupil, Gross-Armstadt; Pharmaceutical Assistant, Heidelberg; gave up business and entered the University of Giessen (1859); Assistant to H E Roscoe (FRS 1863), Owen's College, Manchester (1859); Senior Assistant in Owens College Laboratory, Manchester; Professor of Organic Chemistry, Manchester (1874); naturalised British (1879); died of a lingering disease Membership: Fellow Election Date: 8/06/1871.