Erika Cremer | |
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Born | |
Died | 21 September 1996 | (aged 96)
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Berlin |
Known for | Developing gas chromatography |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Gas chromatography |
Institutions | University of Innsbruck |
Thesis | Über die Reaktion zwischen Chlor, Wasserstoff und Sauerstoff im Licht (1927) |
Doctoral advisor | Max Bodenstein |
Other academic advisors | Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer George de Hevesy Michael Polanyi Otto Hahn |
Erika Cremer (20 May 1900, Munich – 21 September 1996, Innsbruck) was a German physical chemist and Professor Emeritus at the University of Innsbruck[1] who is regarded as one of the most important pioneers in gas chromatography,[1] as she second conceived the technique in 1944,[1] after Richard Synge and Archer J.P. Martin in 1941.[2][3][4]