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Hermann von Fehling Created 2026-10-31 Updated 2026-11-05
Hermann von Fehling developed a method for quantitative sugar determination using copper chemistry. Fehling's reagent contains alkaline copper(II) stabilized by tartrate; a positive Fehling's test produces copper(I) oxide. The test measures reducing behaviour rather than identifying one particular sugar.[ref]
Die quantitative Bestimmung von Zucker und Stärkmehl mittelst Kupfervitriol by Hermann von Fehling. Die quantitative Bestimmung von Zucker und Stärkmehl mittelst Kupfervitriol, 1849, pp.106–113
Chemist associated with Fehling's reagent. Authentic external portrait: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hermann_fehling.jpg.
