17-665: (Redirected from Volcker ) Voelcker(s) / Völcker(s) (or Volcker ) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Augustus Voelcker (1822–1884), German-born English agricultural chemist Francis William Voelcker (1896–1954), British army officer John Augustus Voelcker (1854–1937), English agricultural chemist and son of Augustus Voelcker Paul Völckers (1891–1946), German general John Voelcker (1927–1972), British architect and designer Paul Volcker (1927–2019), American economist, former Federal Reserve Chairman [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
34-531: A lifelong friendship with one of his students: David Livingstone . He completed a doctoral thesis on haloid salts in 1839 and returned to Edinburgh. He lectured in chemistry at the Royal College of Surgeons from 1840, and was appointed lecturer at the Veterinary College in 1843. In 1843 following an injury, his left foot was amputated (by James Syme . In 1845 he was elected a Fellow of
51-440: A post he held until 1863, although he continued to maintain connections with the society. After his death in 1884, his son, also John Augustus Voelcker was appointed the consultant chemist (until 1936) and he in turn was followed by Eric Voelcker, son of the third son "Will" (until 1976). John Augustus Voelcker jr. conducted long-term experiments on crop rotation and fertilizer application at Woburn. Voelcker (senior) contributed to
68-438: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Augustus Voelcker John Christopher Augustus Voelcker FRS (24 September 1822 – 5 December 1884) was a Royal Agricultural Society of England chemist . Voelcker was known for his methodical and precise analytical practices as applied to agricultural chemistry. He began a series of long-term experiments at Woburn on crop rotation and fertilization in 1876. This
85-644: The Royal High School and then studied medicine at Edinburgh University from 1832, studying under Thomas Charles Hope and Robert Christison . He was taught chemistry by Kenneth Kemp. From 1835 he undertook practical experience at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on Drummond Street. In 1837 he became assistant to Christison. He also served as assistant editor on the "Maga" journal under Edward Forbes . In 1838 he moved to London to join his brother Daniel , working (unpaid) under Thomas Graham , working alongside James Young and Lyon Playfair . Here he formed
102-570: The Royal Society of Edinburgh . His proposers was Sir Robert Christison . He served as President of Royal Scottish Society of Arts between 1855 and 1857. On the establishment of the Industrial Museum of Scotland in 1855, Wilson was appointed its director. He recruited expatriate Scots from around the world to send back specimens for the national collection, and gave many public lectures. Though battling ill health, he served in
119-446: The surname Voelcker . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Voelcker&oldid=1169888361 " Categories : Surnames Surnames from given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
136-620: The age of sixteen. After working as a pharmacist's assistant in Frankfurt am Main until 1842 and in Schaffhausen until 1844, Voelcker entered University of Göttingen where he studied chemistry under professor Friedrich Wöhler . He also attended University of Giessen , where the German chemist Justus von Liebig lectured on agricultural chemistry. He received a doctor of philosophy degree from Göttingen University where his dissertation
153-635: The chemist George Wilson . From 1849, as the first professor of chemistry at the Royal Agricultural College , Cirencester , Voelcker lectured on such topics as sewage. Voelcker was recruited as consultant chemist to the Royal Bath and West of England Society by Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 11th Baronet in about 1849. He was appointed consultant chemist to the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution in 1855,
170-533: The cost of ammonia as nine pence per pound , and the cost of phosphates as two pence per pound, an 1885 book reported Voelcker as calculating the annual value of excrement per adult as nine shillings (worth 61 pound sterling in 2024). He was elected chairman of the London Farmers Club in 1875. Following a major famine in India, his son J.A. Voelcker was sent in 1889 as
187-594: The directorship for four years until his death. In 1855 he was created Professor of Technology at Edinburgh University . In 1858 he declined the chair in Chemistry (in succession to William Gregory ) due to ill-health. He died at his home, Elm Cottage on Whitehouse Loan in south Edinburgh on 22 November 1859, of pleuropneumonia, which developed following a cold. He was buried in the Old Calton Burial Ground on 28 November. The grave lies next to
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#1732772781830204-475: The head of a committee that examined and suggested improvements to agriculture there. Voelcker married Susanna Wilhelm in 1852 and they had four sons and a daughter. The first son George died of diphtheria while studying medicine. The second and third sons John Augustus Voelcker and Edward William Voelcker (1857–1930) ("Will" whose son Eric Voelcker was also a chemist ) followed in their father's footsteps to become agricultural chemists of repute. The fourth son
221-631: The society's journal and lectured throughout the area. He was well aware of agricultural economics , for, as he said any good analytical chemist can ascertain the exact amount of the different constituents of the manure, and, knowing the market price at which they can be. Retrieved separately, he is enabled to calculate with tolerable accuracy its commercial value He set up a private consulting practice in London in 1863; he provided advice in many fields including sewage , water and gas supply, river pollution , and agricultural holdings. For example, by using
238-612: Was Arthur Francis Voelcker, MD , FRCP (1861–1946). Voelcker was interested in religion and took an active role in the activities of the British and Foreign Bible Society. He died of a heart ailment at his home in Kensington, London. Voelcker published numerous papers including several in German and Dutch scientific journals (1844–1846). A sample of publications include: George Wilson (chemist) George Wilson PRSSA FRSE (21 February 1818 – 22 November 1859)
255-730: Was a 19th-century Scottish chemist and author. He was Regius Professor of Technology at the University of Edinburgh , and the first director of the Industrial Museum of Scotland . He was born in Edinburgh at 55 Potterow, the son of Archibald Wilson, a bookbinder, and his wife, Janet Aitken. He was the younger brother of the anthropologist Sir Daniel Wilson . He was first educated at a small private school at 10 George Street in Edinburgh by George Knight, then from 1828 at
272-483: Was continued after his death in 1884 by his son John Augustus Voelcker (1854-1937) who was also an agricultural chemist who headed a committee to investigate improvements to agriculture in India following famines there. Born in Frankfurt, Augustus was the fifth son of Frederick Adolphus Voelcker, a local merchant who died when he was eleven. Poor health led to delayed schooling and he was forced to seek employment at
289-494: Was on the composition of tortoise-shell. He went to Utrecht in 1846 to work as assistant to professor Gerardus Johannes Mulder where Voelcker studied the chemistry of animal and vegetable production. In 1847 he went to Edinburgh as assistant to James Finlay Weir Johnston , the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland 's chemist at the time. Whilst in Edinburgh, he lectured at Durham University and also became friends with
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