Background
Georg Lunge was born on the 15th of September, 1839 in Wroclaw, Poland.
Georg Lunge was born on the 15th of September, 1839 in Wroclaw, Poland.
Georg Lunge studied at Heidelberg (under Robert Bunsen) and Breslau, graduating at the latter university in 1859, for the work with Ferdinand Cohn.
Turning his attention to technical chemistry, Georg Lunge became chemist at several works both in Germany and England, and in 1876 he was appointed professor of technical chemistry at ETH Zurich. Lunge's original contributions over a very wide field, dealing both with technical processes and analysis. In addition, he was a voluminous writer, enriching scientific literature with many standard works.
Georg Lunge's treatises Coal Tar and Ammonia, Destillation des Steinkohlentheers and Sulphuric Acid and Alkali, established his position as the highest authority on these subjects, while the Chemische-technische Untersuchungs-Methoden, to which he contributed, testified to his researches in technical analysis. His jubilee was celebrated in Zurich on 15 September 1909.
Georg Lunge was known for his studies concerning textile fibres, synthetic dyes, fuels and the production of sulfuric acid and caustic soda.
Lunge was also the inventor of the nitrometro that carries his name, which consists of a glass tube with a key of two steps and that is commonly used for the analysis of gases.
