Geschichte von mir (History of Me)

Hello. I am Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, but you may call me Fried for short. I was born near Hamburg, Germany on the 8th of February, 1795. I am a German analytical chemist. I was pretty much a genius from a young age, conducting chemical experiments and serendipitously identifying the mydriatic effects of belladonna (deadly nightshade) extract. Yeah, I know. Too cool for school.

I studied chemistry in Jena and Berlin in the fatherland. I obtained my medical degree from the Univeristy of Jena in 1819 and then my doctorate from the University of Berlin in 1822. I then toured Europe for thee years, before settling down to teach chemistry at the university of Breslau until 1831.

After that, I worked for a chemical company until 1852, when I was dismissed by a resentful manager who was TOTALLY jealous of my skills and couldn't BEAR to be next to my glory. I did discover caffeine, after all.

Unfortunately, I died fifteen years later in poverty, in 1867 :( Some may say that it was because I never recovered from being fired from that chemical company, but I choose to believe that it was because of my dastardly haircut. It's probably also why I never married.

Anyways, please follow my blog about my experiments. I promise you will most likely learn from my genius.