1852
Max von Pettenkofer played a key role in bringing Justus von Liebig to LMU.
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It was thanks to the Munich professor Max von Pettenkofer that the internationally renowned chemist Justus von Liebig (1803–1873) was appointed to LMU in 1852. Liebig had previously spent many years as a university professor in Giessen. After moving to Munich, he shifted the focus of his work from pure to applied research. His lectures, held in the auditorium of a laboratory built especially for him next to his private residence, were extremely popular and—thanks in part to the regular presence of members of the royal family—came to be regarded as major social events.
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