Fresenius University of Applied Sciences
Wiesbaden (ots)
Fresenius University of Applied Sciences turns 175: In 1848 Carl Remigius Fresenius founded the Fresenius Chemical Laboratory, which later became the University. The Fresenius Bildungsgruppe will take the 175th anniversary next year as an opportunity to launch a special six-part adhibeo podcast. Since December 21st, the producers have been inviting the public to take a look into the past with them and also to look a little into the future. Shortly before his birthday on December 28, 1818, the founding father himself is the focus of the first episode of the podcast.
Chemist, scientist, father of chemical analysis, start-up entrepreneur, visionary, problem solver and teacher: Carl Remigius Fresenius’ work was extensive and still leaves its mark today. Even as a young man he was a practitioner: during his training as a pharmacist he conducted chemical experiments in his parents’ garden. From 1840 he studied natural sciences in Bonn, later moved to Gießen to further his studies at the chemical-pharmaceutical institute of the renowned Justus von Liebig and then became professor of chemistry, physics and technology at the Nassau ducal agricultural institute in Wiesbaden .
At the age of just 23 he published his seminal work “Instructions for Qualitative Chemical Analysis”, with which he shaped analytical chemistry in Germany and far beyond – today it would be a bestseller. In 1848 he founded the “Fresenius Chemical Laboratory” in Wiesbaden. For him, research, teaching, and practice were inextricably linked: “Research thoroughly, speak truthfully, write concisely, teach clearly!” A guiding principle that still lives on today at Fresenius University of Applied Sciences.
What was Carl Remigius Fresenius like as a person? What prompted him? What legacy has he left behind? Can his spirit still be felt today in the Fresenius Bildungsgruppe? With many anecdotes from his life and a wink, a picture of Carl Remigius is drawn in the first episode.
prof. Dr. Leo Gros, member of the university council of the Hochschule Fresenius, former vice president and history expert, answered questions from Silke Schumacher, head of communication at COGNOS AG, and Melanie Hahn, press officer of the Hochschule Fresenius. Marc Bauer, Head of Talent Acquisition & Development at COGNOS AG, lends his voice to Carl Remigius Fresenius.
The six-part adhibeo podcast special “175 Years of Education in the Name of Fresenius” will be released until the anniversary celebration on May 31 next year, and is one of many anniversary campaigns.
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About Fresenius University of Applied Sciences
With around 18,000 students, the Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, with its campuses in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Idstein, Cologne, Munich and Wiesbaden, as well as the study center in New York, is one of the oldest, most large and well-known private universities in Germany. It looks back on over 170 years of tradition. In 1848 Carl Remigius Fresenius founded the “Chemisches Laboratorium Fresenius” in Wiesbaden, which from the very beginning was dedicated to both laboratory practice and training. The university has been state recognized since 1971. It has a very broad and diverse range of subjects and offers full-time bachelor’s and master’s programs in the fields of chemistry and biology, design, health and social affairs, onlineplus, as well as business and media as well as part-time and training -accompanying courses (double). The Hochschule Fresenius is institutionally accredited by the Science Council. When it was first accredited in 2010, the Science Council particularly praised its “broad and innovative range of undergraduate and masters degree programmes”, “its internationality” and its “compellingly designed practical relevance”.
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Melanie Hahn
Hochschule Fresenius press spokesperson
T +49 221 973199-507 M +49 171 359 2590
melanie.hahn@hs-fresenius.de
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