Jacob Volhard (4 June 1834 – 14 January 1910) was the German chemist who discovered, together with his student Hugo Erdmann, the Volhard-Erdmann cyclization reaction. He was also responsible for the improvement of the Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky halogenation.
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Date of birth:
- Jun 4, 1834
Date of death:
- Jan 14, 1910 (age 75 years)
