Who's Who in the Far East/LOEW, Prof. Carl Benedict Oscar
LOEW, Prof. Carl Benedict Oscar (TOKYO), D.Ph., Prof. Agricultural Chemistry; b. April 2, 1844, at Redwitz, Bavaria; m. Olga Tarobi d. of Capt. H. Tarobi. Educ.: Universities of Munich and Leipzig. Took part in four scientific expeditions to the S.W. States of the Union (reports of which were published by the U.S. War Dept. Washington), 1873-77, was later Docent at University of Munich; Professor at Tokyo University, 1893-97; Expert of Physiological Chemistry at U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1898-1900; Professor at Tokyo, 1901-6; discovered a simple method of manufacturing formalin on a big scale in 1883 and first observed its great antiseptic properties. Decorations: 4th class, Order of Sacred Treasure, Japan. Publications: "The Physiological Role of Minera1 Nutrients," 1899; "The Energy of Living Protoplasm," 1896; "Ein Naturliches System der Giftwirkungen," 1893; and numerous contributions to scientific journals. Address: College of Agriculture, Komaba, Tokyo, Japan.