Franz Joseph König (15 November 1843 – 12 April 1930) was a
Germanchemist noted among other things as the founder of German
food chemistry. He developed many analytical techniques and created the foundations for the modern quality control of foodstuffs.
In 1871 he became director of the newly established agricultural research station in
Münster. In 1892 he was elected honorary professor at the Münster Royal Academy (Königliche Akademie zu Münster) and in 1899 was appointed to a chair at the present
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität. In 1887 he was elected a member of the
Leopoldina.
The Agricultural Investigation and Research Institute of North Rhine-Westphalia (Landwirtschaftliche Untersuchungs- und Forschungsanstalt Nordrhein-Westfalen) was renamed on the occasion of its 110th birthday as the "Joseph-König-Institut".
Chemie der menschlichen Nahrungs- und Genußmittel 1878
Chemische Zusammensetzung der menschlichen Nahrungs- und Genussmittel (= Chemie der menschlichen Nahrungs- und Genussmittel. Bd. 1). Springer, Berlin 1879. 4th improved edition edited by A. Bömer. Springer, Berlin 1903
Die menschlichen Nahrungs- und Genussmittel, ihre Herstellung, Zusammensetzung und Beschaffenheit, nebst einem Abriss über die Ernährunglehre (= Chemie der menschlichen Nahrungs- und Genussmittel. Bd. 2). Springer, Berlin 1880. 4th improved edition. Springer, Berlin 1904
Johann Grossfeld: Joseph König (Münster i. W.): Sein Leben u. s. Arbeit; Zur Erinnerg an s. 85. Geburtstag am 15. Nov. 1928, edited together with his sons Friedrich König and Maximilian König, Berlin: P. Parey 1928 (Reihe Die landwirtschaftliche Versuchs-Stationen ; Bd. 108, Erg. Bd.)