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Gottfried Becker (1767–1845)

Gottfried Becker (1767–1845) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gottfried Becker (1767–1845) rather than just read about it. In short: Gottfried Becker (9 February 1767 – 21 June 1845) was a Danish pharmacist, professor and industrialist. He was the owner of Elefant Apotek on Købmagergade in Copenhagen.

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Reference excerpt

Gottfried Becker (9 February 1767 – 21 June 1845) was a Danish pharmacist, professor and industrialist. He was the owner of Elefant Apotek on Købmagergade in Copenhagen.

Early life and education Becker was born in Copenhagen, the son of Johan Gottfried Becker (1723–90) and his wife Anna Christine Torm (1738–1809). His maternal grandfather was burger master and chief of police in Copenhagen Erik Torm. After completing secondary school and having been articled to his father's pharmacy for three years in 1786, Becker went to Germany where he spent one year with the prominent druggist Johann Christian Wiegleb in Langensalza. After his return to Denmark, he took the pharmaceutical exam and then went on another journey abroad, studying chemistry with Antoine Lavoisier in Paris as well as botany and mineralogy.

Career

After his father's death, he took over the Elephant Pharmacy (Elefantapoteket) on Købmagergade in Copenhagen. He was appointed court pharmacist in 1792 and became a lecturer in chemistry at the University of Copenhagen. In 1795, after journeys to Norway and the Netherlands, he was appointed professor chemiæ extraordinarius. From 1799 to 1844, he was assessor pharmaciæ. He resigned as professor in 1806 due to hardness of hearing, a problem he had acquired in connection with a chemical experiment. In 1807, he established a dye factory. In 1809, he became field pharmacist. He was also a member of a wide range of commissions and learned societies and the writer of several works on natural sciences. He ceded the Elephant Pharmacy to his son in 1844. He was appointed virkelig justitsråd in 1829 and etatsråd in 1842.

Personal life On 20 April 1794 in Amsterdam, he married Nicolette Adriane Burman (28 August 1774 in Amsterdam – 13 March 1824 in Copenhagen), a daughter of professor in botany Nicolaas Laurens Burman by his wife Anna Marie Verkolje (1753–1810). Their son, Johann Gottfried Burman Becker, was also a pharmacist as well as a writer on history.

Further reading Lauridsen, Finn H: Gottfried Becker : en københavnsk hofapoteker 1767-1845 Archived 2016-10-10 at the Wayback Machine

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Gottfried Becker (1767–1845)

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Gottfried Becker (1767–1845)

In research: Gottfried Becker (1767–1845) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gottfried Becker (1767–1845) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gottfried Becker (1767–1845) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1767 births, 1845 deaths, 18th-century Danish pharmacists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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Frequently asked questions

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Gottfried Becker (9 February 1767 – 21 June 1845) was a Danish pharmacist, professor and industrialist. He was the owner of Elefant Apotek on Købmagergade in Copenhagen.

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