Moritz Christian Julius Thaulow

Moritz Christian Julius Thaulow (19 November 1812 – 20 July 1850) was a Norwegian chemist.

Moritz Christian Julius Thaulow
Born(1812-11-19)19 November 1812
Died20 July 1850(1850-07-20) (aged 37)
Christiania, Norway
OccupationChemist
ChildrenJohan Fredrik Thaulow
RelativesHeinrich Arnold Thaulow (brother)
Harald Thaulow (brother)
Nicolai Wergeland (uncle)
Henrik Wergeland (cousin)
Camilla Collett (cousin)
Joseph Frantz Oscar Wergeland (cousin)
Axel Aubert (grandson)

Thaulow was born in the Duchy of Schleswig to Johan Frederik Thaulow (1768–1833) and Caroline Henriette Tugendreich Looft. He was a brother of Heinrich Arnold Thaulow and Harald Thaulow, and a cousin of Henrik Wergeland and Camilla Collett. In 1839 he married Margreta Elisabeth Juel, and among their children was physician Johan Fredrik Thaulow and Hilda Thaulow, the mother of chemist Axel Aubert.[1]

He studied chemistry in Kiel, and came to Christiania in 1832. After further studies in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Berlin, Giessen and Paris, he returned to the university in Christiania. He was appointed professor in chemistry in 1844.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Pedersen, Bjørn. "Moritz Christian Julius Thaulow". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 April 2016.