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Austrian chemist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ludwig Barth zu Barthenau (17 January 1839 – 3 August 1890) was an Austrian chemist born in Rovereto.
Ludwig Barth zu Barthenau | |
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Born | |
Died | August 3, 1890 |
Nationality | Austrian |
Known for | Resorcinol isolation |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Innsbruck |
Doctoral advisor | Heinrich Hlasiwetz |
Doctoral students | Rudolf Wegscheider |
He studied under Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) in Munich, and in 1867 was appointed professor of chemistry at the University of Innsbruck. In 1876 he succeeded Heinrich Hlasiwetz (1825-1875) as professor of chemistry at the University of Vienna.
He is remembered for his studies of benzol derivatives, and is credited with the discovery of resorcinol. With Adolf Lieben (1836-1914) he founded the journal Monatshefte für Chemie.[1]
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