Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe ( 1818 - 1884 )

Birth: Elliehausen, near Gottingen, Germany (27 September 1818) Death: Leipzig, Germany (25 November 1884) Research Field: Chemistry Education: Gottingen Career: Assistant to Bunsen at Marburg (1842); Assistant to Lyon Playfair (FRS 1848), London; took over Bunsen's post, Marburg (1852); Professor of Chemistry, Leipzig (1865); editor , 'Journal fur praktische Chemie' Membership: Foreign Member Election Date: 13/12/1877 Medals/Prizes: Davy Medal 1884.