Julius Arnold Koch

Julius Arnold Koch (August 15, 1864 – February 2, 1956) was an American chemist who was born in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Koch graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1884. He was the first dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy and held this position until his 1932 retirement. In 1897, he discovered, together with Ludwig Gattermann, the Gattermann-Koch reaction—a method of synthesis of benzaldehyde using carbon monoxide.^[1] He agreed to accept the status of dean only if the school's "sessions [were] changed from evening to the daytime."^[2]

Julius Arnold Koch
Born	(1864-08-15)15 August 1864 Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
Died	10 February 1956(1956-02-10) (aged 91) Pittsburgh, United States
Nationality	German American
Known for	Gattermann-Koch reaction
Scientific career
Institutions	University of Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh College of Pharmacy, circa 1932

References

1. Gattermann L, Koch JA (1897). "Eine Synthese aromatischer Aldehyde ". Chemische Berichte. 30 (2): 1622–1624. doi:10.1002/cber.18970300288.(in German).
2. "AFFILIATION WITH WESTERN UNIVERSITY". sites.pitt.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-24.

External links

• Moyer, Homer Edward (1935). Who's Who and What to See in Florida. p. 159.^{[permanent dead link‍]}