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C O L L E C T I O N S O F T H E FA C U LT Y O F C H E M I S T R Y A N D F O O D C H E M I S T R Y

I N O R G A N I C C H E M I S T R Y C O L L E C T I O N
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The teaching collection currently consists of about 200 pieces of equipment and more than 100
chemical substances. It derives from the scientific collections of important researchers from
chemical institutes. The origin of the institute along with one of the oldest items in the collection
is linked to Walther Hempel (1851–1916), who was Professor of Inorganic Chemistry in the
Chemistry Department from 1893 to 1912. Special equipment such as Hempel’s gas burette
or the water engine from 1878 are considered valuable evidence of the collection’s history. In
addition, the chemistry collections have been enriched through the experimental structures
and equipment of the chemists Fritz Foerster (1866–1931), Arthur Simon (1893–1962) and
Kurt Schwabe (1905–1983). Furthermore, exhibits from Tharandt’s Phytochemistry Depart-
ment have been added to the collection.

Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry
Chemische Institute · Bergstraße 66
Dipl.-Ing. Martin Haufe · Phone: +49 351–463 347 38 · E-Mail: Martin.Haufe@tu-dresden.de

D Y E C O L L E C T I O N C A B I N E T ( F I G . P . 1 2 )
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