Richard adolf zsigmondy biography wife

He was known for his research in colloids , for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in , as well as for co-inventing the slit- ultramicroscope , [ 1 ] and different membrane filters. The crater Zsigmondy on the Moon is named in his honour. Zsigmondy was born in Vienna , Austrian Empire , to a Hungarian gentry family.

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Zsigmondy family members were Lutherans. Richard was raised by his mother after his father's early death in , and received a comprehensive education. He enjoyed hobbies such as climbing and mountaineering with his siblings. His elder brothers, Otto a dentist and Emil a physician , were well-known mountain climbers; his younger brother, Karl Zsigmondy , became a notable mathematician in Vienna.

In high school, Richard developed an interest in natural science, especially in chemistry and physics, and experimented in his home laboratory. He began his academic career at the University of Vienna Medical Faculty, but soon moved to the Technical University of Vienna , and later to the University of Munich , to study chemistry under Wilhelm von Miller — In Munich , he conducted research on indene and received his PhD from the University of Erlangen in In Zsigmondy published his very first article as a joint publication with his Viennese professor Rudolf Benedikt on a method of determining glycerin.

In July Zsigmondy held a colloquium at Graz University of Technology assessed among others by Albert von Ettingshausen and Friedrich Emich in order to qualify as assistant professor.