August Bischler

August Bischler
Born	April 29, 1865 Karlsruhe, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	May 26, 1957 (aged 92)
Nationality	German, Russian, Switzerland
Institutions	University of Zurich, University of Basel
Alma mater	University of Zurich
Known for	Bischler-Napieralski reaction

August Bischler (April 29, 1865 – May 26, 1957) was a Russian Empire-born ethnic Crimea German chemist who later emigrated to Switzerland. Together with Bernard Napieralski he discovered the Bischler-Napieralski reaction.

Life

He received his Ph. D at the University of Zurich 1889 worked at the University of Zurich and from 1899 at the University of Basel. After becoming a Swiss citizen in 1925 he worked in the chemical industry in Geneve.

Bernard Napieralski

Bernard Napieralski was a Ph. D student of Bischler at the University of Zurich in 1893. Napieralski was born in Ostrowy, Poland, 1861.

References

• "Matrikeledition der Universität Zürich" (in German). University of Zurich.