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Viktor Meyer

Viktor Meyer
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Viktor Meyer was a German chemist and significant contributor to both organic and inorganic chemistry. He is best known for inventing an apparatus for determining vapour densities, the Viktor Meyer apparatus, and for discovering thiophene, a heterocyclic compound.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Ferdinand MannlicherJanuary 30, 1848 – January 20, 1904
  2. Lewis Howard LatimerSeptember 4, 1848 – December 11, 1928
  3. Loránd EötvösJuly 27, 1848 – April 8, 1919
  4. Louisa LawsonFebruary 17, 1848 – August 12, 1920
  5. Otto LilienthalMay 23, 1848 – August 10, 1896
  6. Viktor Meyer (this page)September 8, 1848 – August 8, 1897

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