Background
Theodor Zincke was born in Uelzen on 19 May 1843.
Theodor Zincke was born in Uelzen on 19 May 1843.
He became a pharmacist and graduated in Göttingen with his Staatsexamen. He began studying chemistry with Friedrich Wöhler and received his Doctor of Philosophy in 1869. He joined the group of August Kekulé at the University of Bonn, and in 1875 became professor at the University of Marburg where he remained until his retirement in 1913.
Theodor Zincke died on 17 March 1928 in Marburg.
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.