Award
Order of the Red Eagle 2nd Class
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q63326 · wikidata
SACRED LEGACY ARCHIVES™
Theodor Wilhelm Engelmann
1843-11-14 – 1909-05-20
Life & Legacy
Theodor Wilhelm Engelmann (14 November 1843 – 20 May 1909) was a German botanist, physiologist, microbiologist, university professor, and musician whose 1882 experiment measured the effects of different colors of light on photosynthetic activity and showed that the conversion of light energy to chemical energy took place in the chloroplast.
Occupation & Career
physiologist, physician, biologist, botanist, zoologist, psychologist, university teacher
Education
Leipzig University; University of Göttingen; Heidelberg University; University of Jena; Thomasschule zu Leipzig
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Order of the Red Eagle 2nd Class; Croonian Medal and Lecture
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Croonian Medal and Lecture · Order of the Red Eagle 2nd Class
Employer
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · Utrecht University
Organizations & Memberships
Academy of Sciences of Turin · Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei · Austrian Academy of Sciences · Finnish Academy of Science and Letters · German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina · Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony · Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium · Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences · Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences
Education & Institutions
Heidelberg University · Leipzig University · Thomasschule zu Leipzig · University of Göttingen · University of Jena
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Croonian Medal and Lecture
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q63326 · wikidata
Family Child
Wilhelm Engelmann
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q63326 · wikidata
Family Child
Elisabeth Ida Sophia Engelmann
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q63326 · wikidata
Family Child
Anna Louisa Engelmann
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q63326 · wikidata
Family Child
Hans Robert Engelmann
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q63326 · wikidata
Family Child
Ernestine Therese Maria Paula Engelmann
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q63326 · wikidata
Family Child
Franz Wilhelm Albert Engelmann
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q63326 · wikidata
Family Father
Wilhelm Engelmann
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q63326 · wikidata
Family Mother
Therese Engelmann
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q63326 · wikidata
Family Sibling
Rudolf Engelmann
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q63326 · wikidata
Family Spouse
Emma Engelmann
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q63326 · wikidata
Family Spouse
Maria Anna Theresia Donders
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q63326 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q63326 — wikidata View source
Are you related to Theodor Wilhelm Engelmann?
Family members can contribute records, photographs and stories or request stewardship of this legacy.