Fritz Walter Paul Friedrichs Explained

Fritz Walter Paul Friedrichs (28. July 1885, Stützerbach – 1958) (also published as Fritz Friedrichs) was a German chemist.

Fritz, was a son of Ferdinand and Olga Friedrichs, born Reinhardt. He is the inventor of the spiral cold finger-type condenser, now most commonly known as a Friedrichs condenser, which he described in a 1912 article published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.[1] [2] Friedrichs was instrumental in the standardization of chemical apparatus in Europe.[3] [4]

Notes and References

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  2. Friedrichs . Fritz . 1912 . Some New Forms of Laboratory Apparatus . J. Am. Chem. Soc. . 34 . 11. 1509–1514 . 10.1021/ja02212a012 .
  3. News: Sella . Andrea . 2019 . Friedrichs' Joints . Chemistry World . 16 . 8 .
  4. Web site: The story of Quickfit, part two: Flaig’s joints . 2024-02-28 . Chemistry World . en.