Victor Villiger

Victor Villiger

Victor Villiger
Born (1868-09-01)1 September 1868
Cham, Switzerland
Died 10 June 1934(1934-06-10) (aged 65)
Ludwigshafen, Germany
Institutions University of Munich, BASF
Alma mater University of Geneva,
University of Munich
Doctoral advisor Adolf von Baeyer
Known for Baeyer-Villiger oxidation

Victor Villiger (1 September 1868 10 June 1934) was a Swiss-born German chemist and the discoverer of the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation.

Life

He studied at University of Geneva and, following his graduation, with Adolf von Baeyer at the University of Munich.

He started working at BASF in Ludwigshafen in 1905.

References


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