chemistry

Hans Rupe

Hans Rupe is a chemistry 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 Hans Rupe rather than just read about it. In short: Johan Hermann Wilhelm Rupe (9 October 1866 in Basel – 12 January 1951) was a professor of organic chemistry at the University of Basel. His main field of interest was terpenes and camphor as well as optical activity.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Johan Hermann Wilhelm Rupe (9 October 1866 in Basel – 12 January 1951) was a professor of organic chemistry at the University of Basel. His main field of interest was terpenes and camphor as well as optical activity.

Life Rupe was born on 9 October 1866 in Basel to Johannes Rupe and Mathilde Rupe (born Fischer) and went to school in Basel. He passed his Maturität in 1885 and then went on to study at the University of Basel under Julius Piccard. He continued his studies at the University of Strasbourg under Rudolf Fittig and then in 1887 at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München under Adolf von Baeyer. Rupe received his PhD in 1889 at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München for his dissertation Über die Reduktionsprodukte der Dichloromuconsäure. In 1894, he went to Mulhouse to become head of the "Chemieschule" in the organic division. Rupe habilitated in 1895 in Basel, where he moved in 1899. In 1903, he became an associate professor for organic chemistry at the University of Basel. He worked with the chemistry Professor Rudolf Nietzki, who retired in 1911. In 1911 or 1912 , he was promoted to full professor for organic chemistry (while his colleague Friedrich Fichter became professor for inorganic chemistry). During his time as a professor, he supervised nearly 150 students and published over 250 scientific articles. In 1907, he married Margrit Hagenback, daughter of Eduard Hagenbach-Bischoff with whom he had three children. His wife died in 1926 and in 1933 his youngest son died. In 1936, he married Marguerite Lutz. Rupe retired in 1937 and died on 12 January 1951.

Honors foreign member of the Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina (1932). president and co-founder of the Schweizerischen Chemischen Gesellschaft editor of Helvetica Chimica Acta. discoverer of a named reaction, the Rupe rearrangement

Publications Ungesättigte Aldehyde aus Acetylen‐alkoholen, Helvetica Chimica Acta, 9, 672, 1926. Anleitung zum Experimentieren in der Vorlesung über organische Chemie, Braunschweig, 1. Aufl. 1909, 2. Aufl. 1930. Adolf von Baeyer als Lehrer und Forscher. Erinnerungen aus seinem Privatlaboratorium. Stuttgart 1932.

References

History page of the University of Basel

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Hans Rupe

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Hans Rupe claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In chemistry, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Hans Rupe before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Hans Rupe ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Hans Rupe

In research: Hans Rupe appears in chemistry 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 Hans Rupe 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: Hans Rupe is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1866 births, 1951 deaths, Academic staff of the University of Basel, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Hans Rupe outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Hans Rupe in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Because it connects several chemistry ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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