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Theodor Curtius

Theodor Curtius
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Geheimrat Julius Wilhelm Theodor Curtius was professor of Chemistry at Heidelberg University. He published the Curtius rearrangement in 1890/1894 and also discovered diazoacetic acid, hydrazine and hydrazoic acid.

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  1. Charles Scott SherringtonNovember 27, 1857 – March 4, 1952
  2. Edward Emerson BarnardDecember 16, 1857 – February 6, 1923
  3. John JolyNovember 1, 1857 – December 8, 1933
  4. Ronald RossMay 13, 1857 – September 16, 1932
  5. Theodor Curtius (this page)May 27, 1857 – February 8, 1928
  6. Williamina FlemingMay 15, 1857 – May 21, 1911

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