Short biography and Publications by Kurt Heyns (1908-2005)
Short biography
| 1908 | Born on 13. dec 1908 in Hamburg |
| ?-? | Study of chemistry at the universities of Hamburg, Göttingen, Jena and Halle |
| ?-? | Study of music, graduation with concert exam, furthermore also study of medicine and authorization to work as a sports teacher in Thuringia |
| 1932 | Promotion with Emil Abderhalden in Halle |
| 1933 | Participation in a lecturer camp. Considered unsuitable for young academics due to a negative attitude towards National Socialism. (Therefore university career only after 1945) |
| 1932-1936 | Senior assistant to Emil Abderhalden in Halle |
| 1937-1940 | know. Employee in the main laboratory of E. Merck, Darmstadt |
| 1940-1948 | Head of the research laboratory at Maizena-Werke in Hamburg |
| 1942 | Habilitation in Hamburg |
| 1945-? | Mayor of a small town |
| 1948-1956 | associate professor in Hamburg |
| 1951-2005 | Member of the Joachim Jungius-Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Hamburg |
| 1954-1956 | Vice President of the Joachim Jungius Society of Sciences in Hamburg |
| 1956-1978 | full professor in Hamburg |
| 1956-1958 | President of the Joachim Jungius Society of Sciences in Hamburg |
| 1957-1969 | Managing Director of the State Chemical Institute in Hamburg |
| 1959-1960 | Vice President of the Joachim Jungius Society of Sciences in Hamburg |
| 1962 | Dr. Heinrich Nicolaus Medal in Gold of the Institute for Food Technology |
| 1977 | Joseph König Memorial Coin of the Society of German Chemists |
| 1982 | Médaille of the Association Scientifique Internationale du Café Salvador do Bahia |
| 1986 | Honorary doctorate awarded by Kiel University |
| 1987 | Honorary pin of the AGF (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Getreideforschung) |
| 1991 | Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany |
| 2005 | died on April 28, 2005 in Hamburg |
Further Information
- Entry in the Hamburg catalog of professors
- Heyns Oxidation
Gabriel Tojo, Marcos Fernández, Basic Reactions in Organic Synthesis 43-60 (2006) - The Amadori and Heyns Rearrangements: Landmarks in the History of Carbohydrate Chemistry or Unrecognized Synthetic Opportunities?
Tanja M. Wrodnigg and Brigitte Eder, Topics in Current Chemistry 215, 115-152 (2001) - Laudatio. Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Kurt Heyns zum 80. Geburtstag
Harald Röper, Starch/Stärke 40, 451-452 (1988) - Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Kurt Heyns 13.12.1908 - 28.4.2005
Wittko Francke, CU - Chemie UniHamburg - Die Mitarbeiterzeitung (6) 6-6 (2008)
Publications
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