Friedrich Gaedcke
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Life
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. He is described as having made contributions to the pharmaceutical history of Mecklenburg[1]
Discovery of Cocaine
Working with coca leaves, Gaedcke isolated the cocaine molecule.[3] Gaedcke named the alkaloid “erythroxyline,” and published a description in the journal Archiv der Pharmazie in 1855.[4][5] He described the alkaloid as being of small crystal molecules with needle-like points on four to six sides.[3] He reported the numbing effects of the molecule on himself following a small tongue test.[3] Gaedcke's research received little attention at the time of its publication but would come to prominence a few years later following further work by Albert Niemann and scientists.[3] He is believed to have carried out his research in the private laboratory of Franz Leopold Sonnenschein.[6]
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