:Sophus Mads Jørgensen
{{Short description|Danish chemist (1837–1914)}}
thumbSophus Mads Jørgensen (4 July 1837 – 1 April 1914) was a Danish chemist. He is considered one of the founders of coordination chemistry, mainly by being one of the pioneers of chain theory, and is known for the debates which he had with Alfred Werner during 1893–1899. While Jørgensen's theories on coordination chemistry were ultimately proven to be incorrect, his experimental work provided much of the basis for Werner's theories. Jørgensen also made major contributions to the chemistry of platinum and rhodium compounds.
Jørgensen was a board member of the Carlsberg Foundation from 1885 until his death in 1914, and was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1899. His son, Ove Jørgensen, became a classical scholar and later an authority on ballet, and co-edited Jørgensen's posthumously-published monograph, {{lang|da|Det kemiske Syrebegrebs Udviklingshistorie indtil 1830}} (Development History of the Chemical Concept of Acid until 1830).
References
- {{Cite web| last=Hartmann| first=Godfred| author-link=Godfred Hartmann| date=2011-07-18| title=Ove Jørgensen| website=Dansk Biografisk Leksikon| lang=da| trans-website=Danish Biographical Lexicon| url=https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Ove_J%C3%B8rgensen| access-date=2024-01-28}}
- {{cite book| last=Jørgensen| first=Sophus Mads| editor-last1=Sørensen| editor-first1=S. P. L.| editor-link1=S. P. L. Sørensen| editor-last2=Jørgensen| editor-first2=Ove| year=1916| title=Det kemiske Syrebegrebs Udviklingshistorie indtil 1830| lang=da| trans-title=Development History of the Chemical Concept of Acid until 1830| publisher=Andr. Fred. Høst & Søn, Kgl. Hof-Boghandel| place=Copenhagen| ref=none| oclc=874980879}}
- George B. Kauffman. Sophus Mads Jørgensen, A Danish platinum metals pioneer. Platinum Metals Review 1992, 36, 217-223. [http://www.platinummetalsreview.com/dynamic/article/view/pmr-v36-i4-217-223]
- H. Kragh. S. M. Jørgensen and his controversy with A. Werner: a reconsideration. British Journal for the History of Science 1997, 30, 203-219. {{doi|10.1017/S0007087497003014}}.
- {{cite journal | last1 = Kauffman | first1 = George B. | title = Sophus Mads Jorgensen (1837-1914): A chapter in coordination chemistry history | journal = Journal of Chemical Education | volume = 36 | pages = 521 | year = 1959 | doi = 10.1021/ed036p521 | issue = 10|bibcode = 1959JChEd..36..521K }}
- {{cite journal | last1 = Kauffman | first1 = George B. | title = Christian Wilhelm Blomstrand (1826-1897) and Sophus Mads Jørgensen (1837-1914). Their Correspondence from 1870 to 1897 | journal = Centaurus | volume = 21 | pages = 44–63 | year = 1977 | issue = 1 | doi = 10.1111/j.1600-0498.1977.tb00345.x|bibcode = 1977Cent...21...44K }}
- {{cite web | url = http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCESoft/Issues/Series_D/1D2/prog1-1D2.html | title = Bonding Theory: The Werner-Jorgensen Controversy | first = David M. | last = Whisnant}}
- https://thatscienceguy.co.ke/co-ordination-chemistry-chain-theory-of-blomstrand-ergensen/
- {{cite journal | last1 = Kragh | first1 = Helge | title = S. M. Jørgensen and his controversy with A. Werner: a reconsideration | journal = The British Journal for the History of Science | volume = 30 | pages = 203–219 | year = 1997 | doi = 10.1017/S0007087497003014 | issue = 2| s2cid = 143746904 }}
- {{cite journal | title = Sophus Mads Jørgensen and the Werner-Jørgensen Controversy | last1 = Kauffman | first1 = George B. | journal = Chymia | volume = 6 | pages = 180–204 | year = 1960 | doi = 10.2307/27757198 | jstor =27757198 }}
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Category:Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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