Jules Piccard Explained
Jules Piccard, also known as Julius Piccard (20 September 1840, in Lausanne – 11 April 1933, in Lausanne) was a Swiss chemist. He was the father of twins Auguste Piccard (1884–1962) and Jean Felix Piccard (1884–1963), both renowned balloonists.
He studied chemistry at the University of Heidelberg as a student of Robert Bunsen, receiving his doctorate in 1862. Shortly afterwards, he obtained his habilitation at the polytechnical institute in Zürich. From 1869 to 1903 he was a professor of chemistry at the University of Basel.[1] [2]
He made contributions in the field of food chemistry and in his research of cantharidin, dinitrocresol, chrysin and resorcinol.[2] [3] He is also known for his studies involving the atomic weight of rubidium.[4]
Selected writings
- De l'évaluation mécanique des surfaces planes, (with S.Cuénoud 1861) - On the mechanical evaluation of plane surfaces.
- Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Rubidiumverbindungen, 1862 - Contributions regarding rubidium compounds.
- L'avenir de l'agriculture d'après M. de Liebig : compte-rendu de l'introduction à la septième éd. de son ouvrage sur la Chimie agricole, 1862 - The future of agriculture in regards to Justus von Liebig.
- Chemisch-geognostische Mittheilungen, 1866 - Chemical-geognostic reports.
- Bernoullianum : Anstalt für Physik, Chemie und Astronomie an der Universität Basel : Beschreibung und Pläne (with Eduard Hagenbach-Bischoff and Johann Jacob Stehlin, 1876) - Bernoullianum Institute of Physics, Chemistry and Astronomy at the University of Basel.
- Produits chimiques et pharmaceutiques : rapport, 1879 - Chemical and pharmaceutical products.
- Rapport supplémentaire sur la question des brevets d'invention appliqués aux industries chimiques, 1881 - Supplementary report on the question of patents for the chemical industry.
- Louis Rütimeyer, 1897 - Biography of Ludwig Rütimeyer.[5]
Notes and References
- https://books.google.com/books?id=F2hXVQJ1Gf8C&dq=%22Piccard%2C+Jules%22+1840&pg=PA820 Menghin - Pötel
- http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/d/D48924.php Piccard, Jules
- https://books.google.com/books?id=1IwEAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22Piccard%2C+Julius%22+1840&pg=PA93 Biographisch-litterarisches handwörterbuch der wissenschaftlich bedeutenden ...
- https://books.google.com/books?id=xQg6AQAAMAAJ&dq=Piccard+Rubidium&pg=PA777 Papers from the Department of Chemistry and Mineralogy ..., Issues 1-14
- http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n96-28938/ Most widely held works by Jules Piccard
