Wilhelm Michler
Wilhelm Michler (born December 27, 1846 in Schmerbach, today in Creglingen , † November 27, 1889 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a German chemist .
Michler was a student of Victor Meyer , with whom he received his doctorate in Zurich in 1874 . He then taught from 1875 to 1882 as a private lecturer at the ETH Zurich . In 1882 he moved to Brazil , where he mainly worked on natural substances of tropical origin and taught technical chemistry at the Polytechnic School in Rio de Janeiro.
Michler's ketone , a basic chemical for the synthesis of dyes , is named after him .
Web links
- Paraense dos Santos, N .; Pinto, A. C .; Bicca de Alencastro, R .: Wilhelm Michler, uma aventura científica nos trópicos. In: Química Nova 23 (2000) No. 2, pp. 418-426. (PDF; 1.2 MB)
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| SURNAME | Michler, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 27, 1846 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schmerbach, today in Creglingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 27, 1889 |
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro |