Teunis van der Linden
Teunis van der Linden (born January 22, 1884 in Zwijndrecht (Netherlands) , † 1965 ) was a Dutch chemist.
Teunis van der Linden received his doctorate cum laude from the University of Amsterdam under AF Holleman in 1910 (Quantitatief onderzoek over de halogeneering der mono-halogeenbenzenes). At the University of Amsterdam he worked on the photochlorination of alkanes and aromatics and especially of benzene , from which the insecticide lindane was created, which is named after him.
From 1937 to 1954 he was secretary of the Chemical Association of the Netherlands.
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| SURNAME | Linden, Teunis van der |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zwijndrecht (Netherlands) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1965 |