Lajos Winkler

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Lajos Winkler
Born May 21, 1863
Died April 14, 1939 (aged 75)
Alma mater University of Budapest
Scientific career
Doctoral advisor Carl von Than
Lajos Winkler (May 21, 1863 � April 14, 1939) was a Hungarian analytical chemist.
He is best known today for his discovery of the Winkler method for the measurement
of oxygen dissolved in water.

Contents [hide]
1 Life
2 Dissolved oxygen
3 See also
4 Further reading
5 References
6 External links
Life[edit]
Relatively little is in print in English concerning the life of Lajos Winkler.[1]
Winkler studied science at the Budapest University of Science, receiving his
doctorate there in 1890, while working with Carl von Than. He stayed on to work as
a lecturer, among other positions, and directed the Institute of Chemistry,
starting in 1909, for more than 25 years. He is said to have published several
hundred papers, to have helped found the Hungarian Journal of Chemistry, and to
have been a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.[2] See also the study of
Vamos for more information and references.[3]

Dissolved oxygen[edit]
Natural water contains molecular oxygen (O2), necessary for life in ponds, rivers,
and so on. A common nineteenth-century test for determining dissolved oxygen, as
described by Alfred Wanklyn, involved boiling the water sample and collecting, over
mercury, the gases released, for subsequent analysis.[4]

In 1888, while still a doctoral student, Lajos Winkler discovered a much safer, and
more precise, method of dissolved-oxygen analysis, which is still widely used
today.[5] The Winkler method uses the dissolved oxygen to convert manganese(II)
hydroxide into manganese(III) species, and then analyzing for the latter by
titration.[6]

See also[edit]
Winkler bottle
Further reading[edit]
McCormick, Patrick G. (1972). "The Determination of Dissolved Oxygen by the Winkler
Method. A Student Laboratory Experiment". The Journal of Chemical Education. 49
(12): 839�841. doi:10.1021/ed049p839.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Winkler Lajos".
Jump up ^ "Lajos Winkler". Hungarian Patent Office. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
Jump up ^ V�mos, �va. "Chemistry Buildings at Budapest University of Sciences,
1860-2006". Retrieved 2008-02-09.
Jump up ^ Wanklyn, J. Alfred (1907). Water-Analysis, A Practical Treatise on the
Examination of Potable Water (11 ed.). Kegan Paul, Trench, Tr�bner, and Co. Ltd.
pp. 131�134. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
Jump up ^ Winkler, L. W. (1888). "Die Bestimmung des in Wasser Gel�sten
Sauerstoffes". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft. 21 (2): 2843�2855.
doi:10.1002/cber.188802102122.
Jump up ^ Crosson, Mary; Gibb, Reen (1992). "Dissolved Oxygen and Chloride
Determination in Water". The Journal of Chemical Education. 69 (10): 830�832.
doi:10.1021/ed069p830.
External links[edit]
Brief biographical material
Picture of Winkler (text in Hungarian)
Simon, Andrew L. (1998). Made in Hungary: Hungarian Contributions to Universal
Culture. Safety Harbor, Florida: Simon Publications. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-9665734-2-
8. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- See also the complete on-line copy here.
Michaud, Joy. "How to Measure Oxygen". Washington State department of Ecology.
Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- Uses a modified Winkler method and shows a Winkler bottle
Authority control
WorldCat Identities VIAF: 121455523 GND: 1089112300

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