!!!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. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Eitner,_Wilhelm|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]