Karl Weltzien

Karl Weltzien (sometimes Carl Weltzien), 1813 – 1870, was a German scientist who was Professor of Chemistry at the Technische Hochschule of Karlsruhe from 1848 to 1869. Starting about 1840, Weltzien constructed new laboratories for chemistry research and teaching at Karlsruhe. Weltzien's successor as Professor of Chemistry was Lothar Meyer.

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Weltzien is perhaps best known today as one of three organizers of the Karlsruhe Congress of 1860, an early international meeting of chemists, the other organizers being Wurtz and Kekulé. Weltzien acted as the local organizer, opened the meeting with a brief welcoming speech^[1], and chaired the first session.^[2]

For further reading

• University of Karlsruhe

• Rocke, Alan J. (2001). Nationalizing Science: Adolphe Wurtz and the Battle for French Chemistry. MIT Press, 228. 

• de Milt, Clara (1951). "The Congress at Karlsruhe". Journal of Chemical Education 28: 421 – 425. Retrieved on 2007-08-29.

• de Milt, Clara (1948). "Carl Weltzien and the Congress at Karlsruhe". Chymia 1: 153 – 169.

Notes and references

1. ^ See Charles-Adolphe Wurtz's report on the Karlsruhe Congress for Weltzien's opening address.
2. ^ de Milt, Clara (1951). "The Congress at Karlsruhe". Journal of Chemical Education 28: 421 – 425. Retrieved on 2007-08-29.