August Wilhelm von Hofmann German chemist
August Wilhelm von Hofmann is a 74 years old German chemist from Gießen, Hesse. August Wilhelm von Hofmann was born on April 08, 1818 (died on May 05, 1892, he was 74 years old) in Gießen, Hesse.
About
No, he died on 05/05/1892, 131 years ago. He was 74 years old when he died. He died in Berlin and buried in Dorotheenstadt cemetery .
Family
Child
He had one child, Albert (102, Swiss chemist) . When his first child, Albert Hofmann, was born, August Wilhelm von Hofmann was 87 years old.
Awards (7)
Awarded Faraday Lectureship Prize in 1874 , awarded Albert Medal in 1880 , awarded Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art in 1869 , awarded Fellow of the Royal Society , awarded Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts ,
Education
He graduated from University Of Göttingen and University Of Giessen
What was August's zodiac sign?August Wilhelm von Hofmann zodiac sign was aries.
Other facts about August Wilhelm von Hofmann
| AlmaMater | University of Göttingen |
|---|---|
| Place of death | Berlin |
| KnownFor | Hofmann–Löffler reaction, Hofmann rearrangement, Hofmann elimination |
| Nationality | Germans |
| Doctoral advisor | Justus Von Liebig , point in time: 1841-01-01T00:00:00Z , educated at: University of Giessen |
| Doctoral student | Richard Abegg |
| Employer | Frederick William University |
| Field of work | Chemistry |
| Member of | Royal Society |
| Name in native language | August Wilhelm Von Hofmann |
| Image of grave | Http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Grave%20August%20Wilhelm%20Hofmann.JPG |
| Country of citizenship | Germany |
| Libris-URI | Hftx1b215bq02c1 |
| Given name | August |
| Work location | Bonn |
| Student | Tōichirō Nakahama |
| Place of burial | Dorotheenstadt Cemetery |
| Date of death | 1892-05-05T00:00:00Z |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | German |
| Family name | Hoffmann. Show people with the surname Hoffmann |
