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Adolf von Baeyer

German chemist (1835-1917)

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Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer was a German chemist who synthesized indigo and developed a nomenclature for cyclic compounds. 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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Born
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Place of birth
Berlin wd
Died
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Place of death
Starnberg wd
Citizenship
German Empire, Germany wd
Occupation
chemist, university teacher wd
Education
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, LMU Munich, Heidelberg University, Ghent University, Friedrich-Wilhelms-Gymnasium wd
Spouse
Adelheid Bendemann wd

Awards wd

  • Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1905)
  • Elliott Cresson Medal (1912)
  • Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1891)
  • Liebig Medal (1903)
  • Davy Medal (1881)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1885)
  • honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (1905)

Questions

When was Adolf von Baeyer born?
Adolf von Baeyer was born on 31 October 1835 in Berlin.
Where did Adolf von Baeyer study?
Adolf von Baeyer was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, LMU Munich, Heidelberg University, Ghent University.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Adolf von Baeyer · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q57078 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Adolf von Baeyer CIPB0531 (cropped).jpg (Licence Ouverte)

Last updated · facts checked 3 November 2026

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