Johannes Thiele (chemist)
Friedrich Karl Johannes Thiele | |
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| Born | May 13, 1865 |
| Died | April 17, 1918 (aged 52) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Halle |
| Known for | Thiele tube |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Munich, University of Straßburg |
| Doctoral advisor | Jacob Volhard |
| Doctoral students | Heinrich Otto Wieland, Jakob Meisenheimer, Hermann Staudinger, Otto Dimroth, Sir Robert H. Pickard |
Friedrich Karl Johannes Thiele (May 13, 1865 – April 17, 1918) was a German chemist and a prominent professor at several universities, including those in Munich and Strasbourg. He developed many laboratory techniques related to isolation of organic compounds. In 1907 he described a device for the accurate determination of melting points, since named Thiele tube after him.