August Kekulé
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August Kekulé was a German organic chemist who lived from 1829 to 1896 and made fundamental contributions to understanding how atoms bond together in molecules. His work laid the foundations for modern organic chemistry by developing theories about molecular structure that are still central to the field today.
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- 1829
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- 1896
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- Über die konstitution und die metamorphosen der chemischen verbindungen und über die chemische natur des kohlenstoffs
- Chemie der Benzolderivate oder der aromatischen Substanzen
- Kritische Zeitschrift für Chemie, Physik und Mathematik
- Chemie der Benzolderivate oder der aromatischen Substanzen
- Lehrbuch der organischen Chemie
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Friedrich August Kekulé, later Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz (/ˈkeɪkəleɪ/ KAY-kə-lay, German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈʔaʊɡʊst ˈkeːkuleː fɔn ʃtʁaˈdoːnɪts]; 7 September 1829 – 13 July 1896), was a German organic chemist. From the 1850s until his death, Kekulé was one of the most prominent chemists in Europe, especially in the field of theoretical chemistry. He was the principal founder of the theory of chemical structure and in particular the Kekulé structure of benzene.
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1829 births1896 deaths19th-century German chemistsAcademic staff of the University of BonnCorresponding members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesForeign members of the Royal SocietyGerman fellows of the Royal SocietyGerman organic chemistsGerman untitled nobilityPeople from the Grand Duchy of Hesse