Julius Tröger

Julius Tröger (10 October 1862 – 29 July 1942) was a German chemist.

Julius Tröger
Born	(1862-10-10)10 October 1862 Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony
Died	29 July 1942(1942-07-29) (aged 79) Brunswick, Germany
Nationality	German
Alma mater	University of Leipzig
Known for	Tröger's base
Scientific career
Fields	organic chemistry
Institutions	Braunschweig University of Technology
Doctoral advisor	Ernst von Meyer

Tröger studied at the University of Leipzig from 1882 till 1888. During his Ph.D. he synthesized in 1887 2,8-dimethyl-6H,12H-5,11-methanodibenzo-[b,f][1,5]diazocine from p-toluidine and formaldehyde. This substance is now known as the Tröger's base. Because he was not able to give a structure of the new compound Johannes Wislicenus, the new director of the department, assigned a mediocre grade for Trögers thesis. It took another 48 years to confirm the structure of Tröger's base. In 1888 he started working at the Braunschweig University of Technology where he stayed until his retirement in 1928. Tröger died in Brunswick.

References

• "Der Note Drei folgte später Ruhm Nach dem Chemie-Doktoranden Julius Tröger ist eine Base benannt" (PDF). Archived from the original on June 13, 2011.