Eitner, Wilhelm#
b. Jihlava, Czech Republic (then Iglau), Jan. 28, 1843, d. St. Christophen (Lower Austria), Oct. 13, 1921, leather tanning chemist, pioneer of leather tanning in Austria; chemist at leather factories in Vienna and Prague, founded and headed the Chemical/Technical Institute for the Leather Industry in Vienna. Introduced scientific insights into leather treatment and pioneered the use of sodium sulfide.
Publication#
Die Lederfabrikation in Nordamerika, 1876.Literature#
OeBL.