August Wilhelm von Hofmann
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August Wilhelm von Hofmann was a prominent 19th-century German chemist known for his pioneering work in organic chemistry, especially on aniline dyes and amines, and for his influential role as a teacher and organizer of chemical research.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| August Wilhelm von Hofmann canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
German person
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chemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Copley Medal
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Davy Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Merit for Science and Art (Prussia) NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Medal ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1818-04-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Giessen
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Grand Duchy of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBurial | 1892-05-09 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1892-05-05 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Justus von Liebig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Giessen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Royal College of Chemistry, London
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University of Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Hofmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chemistry
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organic chemistry ⓘ |
| givenName | August NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPartOfName | von ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of the synthetic dye industry
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organization of chemical research laboratories ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hofmann degradation of quaternary ammonium salts
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Hofmann elimination NERFINISHED ⓘ Hofmann rearrangement NERFINISHED ⓘ Hofmann voltameter NERFINISHED ⓘ development of synthetic dyes ⓘ research on amines ⓘ research on aniline and aniline dyes ⓘ systematic study of coal-tar derivatives ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Chemical Society of London
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German Chemical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussian Academy of Sciences ⓘ Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | August Wilhelm von Hofmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Adolf von Baeyer
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Carl Graebe NERFINISHED ⓘ Carl Liebermann NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Mansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ William Henry Perkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the Royal College of Chemistry, London
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president of the Chemical Society of London ⓘ president of the German Chemical Society ⓘ professor of chemistry at the University of Berlin ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berlin
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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