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Traugott Sandmeyer
Traugott Sandmeyer | |
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Traugott Sandmeyer | |
Born | September 15 Wettingen, Switzerland |
Died | April 9 (aged 67) Zollikon, Switzerland |
Residence | Germany, Switzerland |
Nationality | Swiss |
Institutions | Polytechnikum of Zurich, University of Göttingen |
Academic advisor | Viktor Meyer, Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch |
Known for | Sandmeyer reaction |
Traugott Sandmeyer (September 15, – April 9, ) was a Swiss chemist after whom the Sandmeyer reaction, which he discovered , was named.
He became a professor of organic chemistry, although he never graduated with a degree in chemistry.
Life
Sandmeyer was born as the last of seven children and attended school in Aarau, studying to become a precision mechanic.
His friend, J. Gustav Schmidt, studied chemistry at the Polytechnikum of Zurich (ETH), and their cooperation in conducting experiments led to Sandmeyer's close contact with chemistry.
In Sandmeyer was made a