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

K. A. Hofmann (1934). "Victor Villiger". Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft 67 (8): A111–A116. doi:10.1002/cber.19340670838.

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 59868339 GND: 117702722

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