Joseph König (chemist)


Franz Joseph König was a German chemist noted among other things as the founder of German food chemistry. He developed many analytical techniques and created the foundations for the modern quality control of foodstuffs.

Life

König was born in Lavesum, Haltern, North Rhine-Westphalia. He studied at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen and was a member of the Corps Verdensia and Hercynia. He was awarded a D.Phil..
In 1871 he became director of the newly established agricultural research station in Münster. In 1892 he was elected honorary professor at the Münster Royal Academy and in 1899 was appointed to a chair at the present Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität. In 1887 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina.
He was appointed a Geheimer Regierungsrat.
König died on 12 April 1930 in Münster.

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