Heinrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Wackenroder (8 March 1798 in Burgdorf, Hanover – 4 September 1854 in Jena) was a German chemist.

In June, 1826 Wackenroder published his doctoral dissertation, “On Anthelminthics in the Vegetable Kingdom,” presented to Göttingen University, which earned him praise, and the Royal Prize.

[1] In 1827 he obtained his doctorate from the University of Erlangen, becoming an associate professor the following year at the University of Jena, where he worked with Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (1780-1849).

In subsequent years he became co-editor of Archiv der Pharmazie.

[2][3] In 1845 he discovered the Wackenroder solution, a polythionic acid, resulting from the reaction of dilute sulphuric acid with hydrogen sulphide.