Otto Perutz

Otto Perutz ( born July 27, 1847 in Teplitz, † January 18, 1922 in Munich) was a German chemist.

Life

Otto Perutz studied chemistry at the Technical University of Dresden, where he joined the Corps Teutonia joined. His interest was immediately drawn to photography. The key here was the first German-language textbook photograph of Viennese physicist Anton Martin. In 1871 he made ​​already bromide gelatin dry plates. In Zurich he produced a thesis on a photochemical topic.

1872-1876 was Perutz operating director of former Bayerische Aktiengesellschaft for chemical and agro- chemical manufacturers Munich / hay field (now Süd-Chemie AG). 1880 founded the Otto Perutz Otto Perutz dry plate factory in Munich, the later Perutz Photo works.

With the development of a process for the industrial production caused by Hermann Wilhelm Vogel and Johann Obernetter Eosinsilberplatten ( panchromatic sensitization) Otto Perutz made ​​the right shade black and white photography of widely accessible. 1896 Perutz plates were used for initial radiographs.

After selling his factory in 1897 Otto Perutz 1902-1922 was re-employed as a member of the Supervisory Board at the former Bayerische Aktiengesellschaft for chemical and agro- chemical manufacturers.

In 1964, the Perutz Photo SWM - Obersendling, over decades of successful producer of films in the Agfa, which used the brand name Perutz for their own products. A great importance came Perutz movies for television, they were 16 mm black and white reversal films, the standard footage for newsreels and documentaries since the early 1950s until the introduction of color television in the late 1960 's.

By decision of 23 January 2008, the City of Munich named a street in the district Riem Trudering Otto Perutz road.