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Science & Medicine
Viktor Meyer
Who
Viktor Meyer · Science & Medicine
What
Organic chemist who discovered thiophene and vapor-density methods
When
1848, Berlin, Germany — 1897, Heidelberg, Germany
Where
Germany · Switzerland
Biography
Viktor Meyer is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Organic chemist who discovered thiophene and vapor-density methods
How & why
Meyer was a German organic and physical chemist who discovered thiophene and devised the vapor-density method for determining molecular weights, along with pioneering work on oximes and stereochemistry. He held chairs at Zurich, Göttingen and Heidelberg. He was born into a Jewish family in Berlin.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Chemistry
Contributions & Sources
Organic chemist who discovered thiophene and vapor-density methods
1848
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Chemistry
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