[Research schools of pharmacy. 4. Heinrich A. Beckurts (1855-1929) and his students. The history of pharmaceutical science: 37]

Abstract

In 1886 Heinrich A. Beckurts was appointed Professor of pharmaceutical Chemistry at Braunschweig. He was one of the most important teachers of pharmacy there and a good director of his institute. The scientific programme is represented by 146 papers an 52 dissertations; main roots were research of plants (phytochemical) and researchs for pharmacopoeias. Beckurts had 2000 students, 52 made their doctor-graduate under Beckurts and five are becoming professor. The research conditions in the pharmaceutical Institute Braunschweig were good and the research school of Bekkurts has an important public and social recognition, also Beckurts work provided the basis of the modern study for pharmacy.