Theodor Goldschmidt

Carl Theodor Wilhelm Goldschmidt (4 June 1817, Berlin 4 January 1875, Berlin) was a German-Jewish entrepreneur and chemist.

Goldschmidt studied chemistry at the University of Berlin, and then trained as a colorist, a specialist in dyeing textiles. In 1834, he converted to Protestant Christianity.[1][2] On 8 December 1847, he founded a chemical factory in Berlin. In 1911, it became "Th. Goldschmidt AG". Goldschmidt was a city councilor in Berlin, was interested in philosophy and maintained close contacts with the famous chemists of his time.

Karl Goldschmidt and Hans Goldschmidt were his sons.

References

  1. "The Colorist Theodor Goldschmidt Entrepreneur and Chemist". History of Degussa. Degussa AG. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
  2. Walter Däbritz, Barbara Gerstein (1964), "Goldschmidt, Johann Wilhelm", Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB) (in German) 6, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 609–609

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