Alexander Mitscherlich (* 28. May 1836 in Berlin, "† 31. May 1918 in Colonel village), was a German chemist, forest scientist and an entrepreneur. The most important part of its research work existed in the processing from wood to cellulose.

Alexander Mitscherlich is the youngest child of the chemist Eilhard Mitscherlich; its godfather was Alexander of Humboldt. To Assistenzzeit with Friedrich in Goettingen it goes as a private lecturer to Berlin. 1868 it follows a call as a "professor for inorganic sciences" to the again-created academy of forestry in Hann. Flow. There he teaches the fan Bodenkunde, chemistry, geology, mineralogy, meteorology, climatic teachings and physics.

Besides it develops the Sulfitverfahren for woodpulp production, which is inserted world-wide particularly for production by paper from wood. Its own cellulose factory creates it 1877, - with interruptions - up to 31. May 1958 in enterprise is. By this economic part-time work he gets problems with his superiors. It acknowledges the university service 1883 and pulls to Freiburg in mash gau. In the subsequent years it leads several processes to the acknowledgment of its patents.

The city Hann. Flow 1936 to it in honours a road designated and 1980 Gedenkstein in the place of its former laboratory set up.

Alexander Mitscherlich is the father of the state State of Waldemar Mitscherlich.

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