Adolf von Baeyer
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer (German pronunciation: [ˈaːdɔlf fɔn ˈbaɪɐ] ⓘ; 31 October 1835 – 20 August 1917) was a German chemist who synthesised 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.
Adolf von Baeyer | |
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Baeyer in 1905 | |
| Born | Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf Baeyer 31 October 1835 Berlin, Prussia (German Confederation) |
| Died | 20 August 1917 (aged 81) Starnberg, (Bavaria) German Empire |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Berlin |
| Known for | Synthesis of indigo, phenolphthalein and fluorescein Photogeochemistry Baeyer nomenclature Baeyer reagent Baeyer strain Baeyer–Drewson indigo synthesis Baeyer–Emmerling indole synthesis Baeyer–Villiger oxidation |
| Spouse |
Adelheid Bendemann (m. 1868) |
| Children | 3; including Otto. |
| Awards | Davy Medal (1881) Liebig Medal (1903) Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1905) Elliott Cresson Medal (1912) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Berlin Gewerbe-Akademie, Berlin University of Strasbourg University of Munich |
| Thesis | De arsenici cum methylo conjunctionibus (1858) |
| Doctoral advisors | Friedrich August Kekulé Robert Bunsen |
| Doctoral students | Emil Fischer John Ulric Nef Victor Villiger Carl Theodore Liebermann Carl Gräbe Karl Andreas Hofmann |
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