William Christopher Zeise
Danish organic chemist (1789ā1847) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Christopher Zeise (15 October 1789 ā 12 November 1847) was a Danish organic chemist. He is best known for synthesising one of the first organometallic compounds, named Zeise's salt in his honour. He also performed pioneering studies in organosulfur chemistry, discovering the xanthates in 1823.