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Adolf von Baeyer

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Adolf von Baeyer

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Also known as Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer

German chemist (1835-1917)

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Adolf von Baeyer was a German chemist who lived from 1835 to 1917 and made important discoveries in organic chemistry. His work laid foundational knowledge in the field that influenced how chemists understand and create chemical compounds.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1905

    “in recognition of his services in the advancement of organic chemistry and the chemical industry, through his work on organic dyes and hydroaromatic compounds”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Johann
Gender
male
Citizenship
German Empire
Place of birth
Berlin
Place of death
Munich
Father
Johann Jacob Baeyer
Occupation
university teacher
Educated at
Friedrich-Wilhelms-Gymnasium
Employer
University of Strasbourg
Languages spoken
German
Religion
Lutheranism
Doctoral advisor
August Kekulé
Student of
August Kekulé
Field of work
organic chemistry
Image
Adolf von Baeyer ca,1884 2003 900 090 9c67wm92k.tiff
Work location
Munich
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Adolf von Baeyer
member of
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
date of birth
1835-10-31
date of death
1917-08-20
birth name
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer
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Adolf von Baeyer
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
name in native language
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer
student
Heinrich Wieland
place of burial
Munich Forest Cemetery
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Valea Mică
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Encyclopedic overview

Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer ( German: [ˈaːdɔlf fɔn ˈbaɪɐ] ; 31 October 1835, Berlin – 20 August 1917, Starnberg) was a German chemist who synthesized indigo and developed a nomenclature for cyclic compounds (that was subsequently extended and adopted as part of the IUPAC organic nomenclature). He was ennobled in the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1885 and was the 1905 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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