Alexander Classen
Alexander Classen was a German chemist, who is considered one of the founders of electrochemical analysis.
From 1861 he studied chemistry at the universities of Giessen and Berlin. In 1870 he became a lecturer of analytical chemistry at the RWTH [Aachen University|polytechnic school in Aachen], where in 1882 he succeeded Hans Heinrich Landolt as professor of inorganic chemistry. At Aachen, he was appointed director of the Electrochemical Institute,
Published works
He was the author of Quantitative Analyse durch Elektrolyse, a book that was published over numerous editions, and translated into English with the title: . He was editor of the last issue of Friedrich Mohr's textbook on titrimetry, and with English chemist Henry Enfield Roscoe, he authored a textbook on inorganic chemistry. Other noted works by Classen are:Tabellen zur Qualitativen Analyse, 1876 - Tables for quantitative analysis.Grundriss der analytischen chemie - Outline of analytical chemistry.F.L. Sonnenschein's Handbuch der gerichtlichen chemie.Handbuch der analytischen chemie - Handbook of analytical chemistryNeuerungen in der quantitativen Analyse durch Elektrolyse, 1895 - Innovations in quantitative analysis by electrolysis.