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

Victor Villiger
Victor Villiger
Born(1868-09-01)1 September 1868
Cham, Switzerland
Died10 June 1934(1934-06-10) (aged 65)
Ludwigshafen, Germany
Alma materUniversity of Geneva,
University of Munich
Known forBaeyer-Villiger oxidation
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Munich, BASF
Doctoral advisorAdolf von Baeyer

Life

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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.

References

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  • K. A. Hofmann (1934). "Victor Villiger". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft. 67 (8): A111–A116. doi:10.1002/cber.19340670838.