Karl Ludwig Friedrich (Karl) Reichenbach, Freiherr von Reichenbach
1788–1869
German chemist, industrialist, and naturalist. DPhil., Tübingen, 1821. Worked on coal-tar and wood-tar derivatives, and on geomagnetism, and established a metallurgical factory. After retirement from industry, developed the idea of a life principle, which he called ‘Od’, after the Norse god, Odin.
Sources
ADB
NDB
Bibliography
ADB: Allgemeine deutsche Biographie. Under the auspices of the Historical Commission of the Royal Academy of Sciences. 56 vols. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot. 1875–1912.
NDB: Neue deutsche Biographie. Under the auspices of the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. 27 vols. (A–Wettiner) to date. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. 1953–.
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