Heinrich August Ludwig Wiggers
Introduction '''Heinrich August Ludwig Wiggers''' (12 June 1803 – 13 February 1880) was a German pharmacist, chemist and botanist born in Altenhagen (today part of the city of Springe).Trained as a pharmacist, in 1827 he relocated to the University of Göttingen, where he served as a laboratory assistant under chemist Friedrich Stromeyer (1776–1835), and later as an assistant to Friedrich Wöhler (1800–1882) until 1849.In the meantime he earned his doctorate in 1835, later becoming a private lecturer (1837) and an associate professor of pharmacy (1848) at the university. From 1836 to 1850 he served as deputy inspector-general, later associate inspector-general, of all pharmacies in the Kingdom of Hanover (after 1860 this included the Principality of Lippe).
Selected writings * ''Inquisitio in Secale cornutum, Respectu inprimis habito ad ejus Ortum, Naturam et Partes constituentes nominatim eas, quibus Vires medicinales adscribendae sunt'' . Rosenbach, Gottingae u.a. 1831  Digital edition by the University and State Library Düsseldorf* ''Die Trennung und Prüfung metallischer Gifte aus verdächtigen organischen Substanzen : mit Rücksicht auf Blausäure und Opium'', 1835* ''Grundriss der Pharmacognosie'',  1840  Digital edition /  Digital 2nd edition from 1847 by the University and State Library Düsseldorf* ''Handbuch der Pharmacognosie'', 1864.Digital edition by the University and State Library Düsseldorf
References *  ''Heinrich August Ludwig Wiggers'' translated biography @ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie