Department of Chemestry
Short biography and Publications by Vilma Prochownick/Vilma Procter (1904-1990)
Short biography
| 1904 | Born on 22. January 1904 in Hamburg |
| 1927 | 1st association exam in Munich |
| 1928 | 2. association examination in Hamburg |
| 1930 | PhD with Hans Heinrich Schlubach in Hamburg |
| 1930-1932 | Assistant to Hans Heinrich Schlubach in Hamburg |
| 1932-1933 | Lecture assistant to Hans Heinrich Schlubach in Hamburg |
| 1932-1933 | Scientific assistant at the Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Hamburg State Chemical Institute dismissed as "non-Aryan" on October 31, 1933, then expelled to the USA |
| 1934-1937 | Assistant to the biochemist Yellapragada SubbaRow, Harvard Medical School |
| 1952-1953 | Chief Medical Librarian, School of Medicine Library, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California (probably worked there much longer, but not as "Chief) |
| 1990 | died on April 27, 1990 in Los Angeles |
relatives
- Father: Wilhelm Prochownick (1878-1943 KZ Fuhlsbüttel): Lawyer, Oberlandgerichtsrat in Hamburg, honorary professor of the University of Hamburg
- Grandfather: Ludwig Prochownick (1851-1923): doctor and researcher in Hamburg, director of a private clinic for obstetrics in Hamburg
Alternative name spellings
- Vilma Prochownick
- Vilma Proctor
Publications and Biographies
(Only the publications from the Hamburg period up to 1933 are included in the overall index of chemistry. However, all known publications are listed on this single page, since this is not done elsewhere).
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| 2016 | |
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Vilma Prochownick: Eine (kleine) Exilgeschichte aus der Hamburger Chemie Miriam N. Reinhard, Volkmar Vill Hamburgs Geschichte einmal anders: Entwicklung der Naturwissenschaften, Medizin und Technik 4, 489-497 (2016), ISBN 978-3-7345-1048-9 , Publisher: tredition, Hamburg Alternative Source Name: Wissen aus 400 Jahren Chemie in Hamburg; Nuncius Hamburgensis - Beiträge zur Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften 25 (Subjects: Vilma Prochownick, Wilhelm Prochownik) |
2013 | |
| 12 |
Fotos erzählen Geschichten: Vilma Prochownick (Proctor) Miriam N. Reinhard, Volkmar Vill CU - Chemie UniHamburg - Die Mitarbeiterzeitung (14) 9-9 (2013) |
1967 | |
| 11 |
MLA Certification: Its Present Problems and Future Development Vilma Proctor Bulletin of the Medical Library Association 55, 9-12 (1967) |
1957 | |
| 10 |
Postell, William Dosite. Applied Medical Bibliography for Students Vilma Proctor Bulletin of the Medical Library Association 45, 264-265 (1957) |
| 9 |
Mann, Gunter. Die medizinischen Lesegesellschaften in Deutschland. Arbeiten aus dem Bibliothekar-Lehrinstitut des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen Vilma Proctor Bulletin of the Medical Library Association 45, 266-268 (1957) |
1936 | |
| 8 |
Studies of the Pernicious Anemia Principle in Liver. III. The Isolation and Properties of a Substance with Primary Therapeutic Activity Yellapragada Subbarow, Bernard M. Jacobson, Vilma Prochownick Journal of the American Chemical Society 58, 2234-2236 (1936) |
1934 | |
| 7 |
Über den Mechanismus des Abbaues der Cellulose mit Chlorwasserstoff unter Druck (The mechanism of the decomposition of cellulose with hydrogen chloride under pressure) Hans Heinrich Schlubach, Vilma Prochownick Angewandte Chemie 47, 132-133 (1934) |
1932 | |
| 6 |
Abbau der Cellulose nach einer neuen Methode (Decomposition of cellulose by a new method) Hans Heinrich Schlubach, Horst Elsner, Vilma Prochownick Angewandte Chemie 45, 245-249 (1932) |
1931 | |
| 5 |
Über die h-Galaktose und ihre Derivate Vilma Prochownick (= Vilma Proctor) -/- Supervisor: Hans Heinrich Schlubach Dissertation, Hamburg (1931) |
1930 | |
| 4 |
Über die Halogenosen der β-Reihe und ihre Verwendung zur Synthese VI.: Krystallisierte Halogen-acetyl-Derivate der h-Galaktose (Halogenoses of the β-series and their use for syntheses. VI. Crystalline halogenoacetyl derivatives of h-galactose) Hans Heinrich Schlubach, Vilma Prochownick Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft 63B, 2298-2301 (1930) |
1929 | |
| 3 |
Verschiebung des Lösungs-Gleichgewichts zwischen n- und h-Galaktose (Shifting of the solution equilibrium between n- and h-galactose) Hans Heinrich Schlubach, Vilma Prochownick Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft 62B, 1502-1507 (1929) |
1927 | |
| 2 |
Vilma Prochownick Hamburger Universitätsmatrikel, Grosse Matrikel 15027 (1927) Description: Prochownik, Vilma |
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| 1 |
Dr. Vilma Prochownik Hamburger Persönlichkeiten 1317 [HP 1317] (Subject: Vilma Prochownick) |