Ludwig Wolff
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Ludwig Wolff | |
Born | September 27, 1857 Neustadt an der Weinstraße Germany |
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Died | February 24, 1919 (aged 61) Jena Germany |
Nationality | German |
Institutions | University of Jena |
Alma mater | University of Straßburg |
Doctoral advisor | Rudolph Fittig |
Known for | Wolff-Kishner reduction, Wolff rearrangement |
Ludwig Wolff (27 September 1857 – 24 February 1919) was a German chemist.
He studied chemistry at the University of Straßburg, where he received his Ph.D. from Rudolph Fittig in 1882. He became Professor at the University of Jena in 1891 and held this position till his death in 1919. In 1912 he published a new reaction now known as the Wolff-Kishner reduction.