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Günther Wilke

German chemist1925 to 2016

Wikidata names Karl Johann Freudenberg as doctoral advisor. Linked to Wikidata, Wikipedia, and 3 other registers.

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Advisors on Wikidata1

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Karl Johann Freudenberg

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The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

1 step up
stated by WikidataKarl Johann Freudenberg
2 steps up
stated by WikidataAdolf von Baeyerstated by WikidataEmil Fischer
3 steps up
stated by WikidataAugust Kekuléstated by WikidataRobert Bunsen
4 steps up
stated by WikidataFriedrich Stromeyerstated by WikidataHeinrich Willstated by WikidataJohn Stenhousestated by WikidataJustus von Liebig

Education and career2

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undated
Heidelberg University
studied
undated
University of Cologne
worked

At a glance

known as: chemist
fields: chemistry
awards: Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 2000, Willard Gibbs Award, 1991, Wilhelm Exner Medal, 1980, Ruhrpreis for Arts and Science, 1965, Emil Fischer Medal, 1970, Fresenius Prize, 1970, Karl Ziegler Prize, 1978, Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, 1993, Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia, 1997, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1987
member of: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Academia Europaea, from 1989, North Rhine-Westphalia Academy for Sciences and Arts, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, German Academy of Science and Engineering, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, from 1986, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Austrian Academy of Sciences
Wikipedia: in 8 languages

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Elsewhere5

identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaGünther Wilke
stated by WikidataWikidataQ109847
stated by WikidataVIAF47567168
stated by WikidataGND119245523
stated by WikidataISNI0000000109691520

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@misc{academicancestry_Q109847,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Günther Wilke: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q109847},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Günther Wilke: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q109847