Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch
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Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch | |
Born | 7 March 1857 Dresden, Germany |
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Died | March 14, 1935 (aged 78) |
Residence | Germany, Switzerland |
Nationality | German |
Institutions | University of Zürich, University of Würzburg, University of Leipzig |
Alma mater | University of Würzburg |
Doctoral advisor | Johannes Wislicenus |
Doctoral students | Traugott Sandmeyer, Friedrich Bergius, Alfred Werner, Franz Hein |
Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch (born 7 March 1857 in Dresden, died 14 March 1935 in Dresden), was a German chemist.
[edit] Life and Work
Hantzsch studied chemistry in Dresden and graduated at the University of Würzburg under Johannes Wislicenus. As a professor, he taught at the Universities of Zürich, Würzburg und Leipzig.
The Hantzsch pyridine synthesis[1], a multi-component organic reaction, is named after him.
[edit] References
- ^ Hantzsch, A. (1881). "Condensationprodukte aus Aldehydammoniak und Ketoniartigen Verbindungen". Chemische Berichte 14: 1637–1638. doi: .