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Carl Schorlemmer (1834-1892) – The Red Chemist

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  • Juergen Heinrich Maar
Juergen Heinrich Maar
Independent researcher. Retired professor from the Department of Chemistry at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/Substantia-3545

Published 2026-01-20

Keywords

  • History of Chemistry,
  • Organic Chemistry,
  • Carl Schorlemmer,
  • Alkanes,
  • Historiography of Chemistry,
  • Chemistry and Socialism
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Maar, J. H. (2026). Carl Schorlemmer (1834-1892) – The Red Chemist. Substantia. https://doi.org/10.36253/Substantia-3545

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Abstract

This article presents the life and work of Carl Schorlemmer, one of the least remembered chemists in Organic Chemistry from the second half of the 19th century. His decisive investigation of alkanes as a basis for an organization of Organic Chemistry, other experimental investigations, his theoretical points of view, his activity as a historian of Chemistry and his relations with socialism are discussed.

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