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Heinrich Caro

Heinrich Caro
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Heinrich Caro was a German chemist. He was the first to isolate acridine and "Caro's acid" is named after him. He and Adolf von Baeyer synthesised the first Indigo dye in 1878.

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  1. Adolph FrankJanuary 29, 1834 – May 30, 1916
  2. Edmond LaguerreApril 9, 1834 – August 14, 1886
  3. Georg Hermann QuinckeNovember 19, 1834 – January 13, 1924
  4. Heinrich Caro (this page)February 13, 1834 – September 11, 1910
  5. Johann Karl Friedrich ZöllnerNovember 8, 1834 – April 25, 1882
  6. Léon WalrasDecember 16, 1834 – January 5, 1910

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