THE FIRST DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY OF THE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BUDAPEST IS 150 YEARS OLD

Abstract

The first Department of Chemistry of Joseph Technical University, the predecessor of the Technical University of Budapest, was founded 150 years ago, in 1847. During the 150 years it moved four times into other, in most cases new buildings, it had 7 professors as head of Department. The teaching and scientific activities of the Department and its professors are dealt with in the paper.