Victor Villiger
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| Intro | Chemist | |
| Places | Switzerland | |
| was | Chemist | |
| Work field | Science | |
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| Birth | 1 September 1868, Cham, Switzerland | |
| Death | 10 June 1934Ludwigshafen, Germany (aged 65 years) | |
| Star sign | Virgo |
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Biography
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 University of Geneva and, following his graduation, began his doctoral studies with Adolf von Baeyer at the University of Munich.
He started working at BASF in Ludwigshafen in 1905.