Victor Villiger Explained

Victor Villiger
Birth Date:1 September 1868
Birth Place:Cham, Switzerland
Death Place:Ludwigshafen, Germany
Work Institution:University of Munich, BASF
Alma Mater:University of Geneva,
University of Munich
Doctoral Advisor:Adolf von Baeyer
Known For:Baeyer-Villiger oxidation

Victor Villiger (1 September 1868  - 10 June 1934) was a Swiss-born German chemist and the discoverer of the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation.

Life

He studied at the University of Geneva. Following his graduation, he began his doctoral studies with Adolf von Baeyer at the University of Munich.

He started working at BASF in Ludwigshafen in 1905.

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