Background
Vorländer was born in Eupen in Rhenish Prussia.
chemist fiction writer university professor
Vorländer was born in Eupen in Rhenish Prussia.
He studied chemistry at Kiel, Munich, and Berlin, after which he became a professor at University of Halle-Wittenberg.
Vorländer applied his knowledge of molecular structure to select those exhibiting the crystaline liquid state. In particular a linear molecular geometry was conducive. "Over the years Vorländer and his students synthesized hundreds of liquid crystaline compounds.
An interesting discovery was that amongst the slimy liquid crystals were many soap and soap-like compounds." (Dunmur & Sluckin p 48)
He died in Halle.