Richard Anschütz

Richard Anschütz
Born March 10, 1852(1852-03-10)
Darmstadt, Germany
Died January 8, 1937(1937-01-08) (aged 84)
Darmstadt, Germany
Nationality German
Institutions University of Bonn
Alma mater University of Bonn
Doctoral advisor August Kekulé
Doctoral students Hans Meerwein

Carl Johann Philipp Noé Richard Anschütz (March 10, 1852 - January 8, 1937) was a German chemist.

He received his PhD at the University of Bonn for his work with August Kekulé. He became Kekulé's assistant and, later, his successor as professor at the University of Bonn. His biography of Kekulé opened a view on the claims of Archibald Scott Couper on the discovery of the tetra valence of carbon.

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