# 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 31 October 1835 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57078#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Berlin ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57078#P19))
- **Died:** 20 August 1917 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57078#P570))
- **Place of death:** Starnberg ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57078#P20))
- **Citizenship:** German Empire; Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57078#P27))
- **Occupation:** chemist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57078#P106))
- **Education:** Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; LMU Munich; Heidelberg University; Ghent University; Friedrich-Wilhelms-Gymnasium ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57078#P69))
- **Spouse:** Adelheid Bendemann ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57078#P26))
- **Awards:** Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Elliott Cresson Medal; Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art; Liebig Medal; Davy Medal; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57078#P166))

## 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.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Adolf von Baeyer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_von_Baeyer) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q57078](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57078) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
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