August Bischler (29 April 1865 – 26 May 1957) was a Russian Empire-born ethnic Crimea German chemist who later emigrated to Switzerland. He discovered the Bischler–Möhlau indole synthesis reaction in 1892 and, together with Bernard Napieralski, discovered the Bischler–Napieralski reaction in 1893.

August Bischler
Born(1865-04-29)29 April 1865
Died26 May 1957(1957-05-26) (aged 92)
NationalityGerman, Russian, Swiss
Alma materUniversity of Zurich
Known forBischler–Napieralski reaction
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Zurich,
University of Basel

Life edit

He received his Ph.D. at the University of Zurich 1889 worked at the University of Zurich and from 1899 at the University of Basel. After becoming a Swiss citizen in 1925 he worked in the chemical industry in Geneva.

Bernard Napieralski edit

Bernard Napieralski was a Ph.D. student of Bischler at the University of Zurich in 1893. Napieralski was born in Ostrowy, Poland, 1861.

References edit

  • "Matrikeledition der Universität Zürich" (in German). University of Zurich. Archived from the original on 2008-10-05.