Friedrich Gaedcke
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| Friedrich Gaedcke | |
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| Born | 5 June 1828 |
| Died | 19 September 1890 |
| Residence | Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Fields | pharmaceutics |
| Known for | discovering cocaine |
Friedrich Georg Carl (Friedrich) Gaedcke (5 June 1828 – 19 September 1890) was a German chemist. He was the first person to isolate the cocaine alkaloid which happened in 1855.
Gaedcke named the alkaloid “erythroxyline,” and published a description in the journal Archiv der Pharmazie.[1][2]
Gaedcke worked in a pharmacy in Rostock and studied in Rostock between 1850 and 1851. In 1856, he took over a pharmacy in Dömitz which he ran for 34 years.
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