This page shows the individual 'chemical genealogy' of, and lists the students who received their graduate degrees at MSU under the supervision of, Professor Birdwhistell. Occasionally, students may have two, or even three, joint preceptors -- in these cases a note will appear on the student's line giving the name(s) of the other preceptor(s) in the form '<also: surname>' or '<also: surname1, surname2>'.
This page will always be a work in progress. Please let us know of any errors or omissions by e-mailing us at: . Unfortunately, we have not yet determined how to present this "ACSII art" rendition of the Chemical Genealogy in a generally accessible manner. We appologize and are open to, and welcome, your suggestions.
Georg Erhardt Hamberger (1697-1755) (MD 1721, Jena)
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+Christoph Andreas Mangold (1719-1767) (MD 1751, Erfurt)
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+Ernst Gottfried Baldinger (1738-1804) (MD 1760, Jena)
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+Johann Christian Wiegleb (1732-1800) (Apothecary 1765, Langensalza)
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+Johann Friedrich August Gottling (1753-1809) (Apothecary 1775, Langensalza)
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+Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Gottlob Kastner (1783-1857) (PhD 1805, Jena)
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+Baron Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) (PhD 1822, Erlangen)
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+Carl Schmidt (1822-1894) (PhD 1844, Giessen)
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+Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald (1855-1932) (PhD 1878, Dorpat)
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+James Walker (1863-1935) (PhD 1889, Liepzig)
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+James Pickering Kendall (1889-1978) (DSc 1915, Edinburgh)
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+Arthur William Davidson (____-____) (PhD 1921, Columbia)
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+Ernest Griswold (1905-1992) (PhD 1934, Kansas)
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+Ralph K Birdwhistell (1924-1997) (PhD 1954, Kansas) (MSU 1953-1958)
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