Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch

Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch (7 March 1857 in Dresden – 14 March 1935 in Dresden), was a German chemist. Hantzsch studied chemistry in Dresden and graduated at the University of Würzburg under Johannes Wislicenus. As a professor, he taught at the Universities of Zürich, Würzburg und Leipzig. The Hantzsch pyridine synthesis, a multi-component organic reaction, is named after him, as is the Hantzsch pyrrole synthesis.

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  • Mar 7, 1857

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  • Mar 14, 1935 (age 78 years)

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