Facts About Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge: Famous German Chemist

Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge was born on 8th February 1794.
He got his doctorate degree from the University of Berlin.
He taught at the University of Breslau till 1831 after which he started working in a chemical company.
Runge was an analytical chemist by profession.
He’s mostly know for discovering and separating caffeine from coffee beans . He did this in 1819.
He’s also known for discovering the pupil dilating effect of belladonna plant’s extract.
Runge also wrote two books describing the use of paper chromatography to separate chemicals.
Runge is also credited with discovering the first coal tar dye.
In addition to this he also devised a way to extract sugar from beet juice.
Runge was also one of the first scientists to isolate quinine, a drug used to treat diseases like malaria and babesiosis.
In 1852 Runge was fired from the company he worked in, by a disgruntled boss.
Runge died in extreme poverty at the age of 73 on March 25th 1867.