Emil Hardegger

Early in his youth, Emil Hardegger showed a great interest in chemistry he used to conduct chemical experiments in the attic of his home, much to his parents distress. During one such experiment, fortunately conducted in an open field, an explosion occurred that burnt his hair and narrowly missed his eyes. It was therefore no surprise to his parents when Emil decided to study chemistry at the Eidgenos-siche Technische Hochschule (ETH). 

The author is indebted to Mrs. Emil Hardegger for her help and advice during the preparation of this article. 

Emil Hardegger was very proud of his two sons. When they grew up, they used to visit him in Toggenburg on week-ends and holidays. At first, they came with their girl-friends later, with their wives, and then, children. Ivar became a pharmaceutical wholesaler and married a bank employee, Marlys they have two sons, Raoul and Gilles. Beat, who received a doctorate in pharmacy at the ETH, married Janine, a pharmacy student. They opened a pharmacy on Oberengstringen near Zurich, and have two daughters, Prisca and Andrea. 

Later, after Professor T. Reichstein moved to Basel, Dr. Emil Hardegger was asked to take charge of the carbohydrate research in the... 

During his short, but fruitful, academic career, from 1939 to 1975, Emil Hardegger published 123 papers and supervised 46 Doctoral dissertations. The results of some of his later students work were never published, due to the decline of his health, and therefore the titles, authors, and year of doctoral theses he supervised are given in Appendix II. 

Emil Hardegger always had a very good relationship with his many research students. They, in turn, admired not only his scientific knowledge, but also his overall warmth and human qualities. Emil Hardegger will long be remembered in the scientific community as one of the great carbohydrate and natural-products chemists. 

The following is a chronological list of the scientific publications of the late Professor Emil Hardegger. 

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