Background
He was born at Kelheim on the Danube, in Bavaria, on 5 January 1803.
He was born at Kelheim on the Danube, in Bavaria, on 5 January 1803.
He was appointed professor of technology at the University of Munich in 1851, and in 1868 became professor of applied chemistry at the Technical University Munich. His scientific researches into the chemistry of fermentation are of importance. A saccharometer invented by him in 1842 serves for the determination of the percentages of the contents of wort.
He died at Munich, 28 August 1871.