Adolf von Baeyer
Adolf von Baeyer (1905).jpg
Baeyer in 1905
Born
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf Baeyer

(1835-10-31)31 October 1835
Berlin, Prussia (German Confederation)
Died20 August 1917(1917-08-20) (aged 81)
Starnberg, (Bavaria) German Empire
NationalityGermany
Alma materUniversity of Berlin
Known forSynthesis of indigo, phenolphthalein and fluorescein; Baeyer nomenclature
Spouse(s)Adelheid Bendemann (m. 1868)
Children3; including Otto [de].
AwardsDavy Medal (1881)
Liebig Medal (1903)
Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1905)
Elliott Cresson Medal (1912)
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Berlin
Gewerbe-Akademie, Berlin
University of Strasbourg
University of Munich
Doctoral advisorFriedrich August Kekulé[citation needed]
Doctoral studentsEmil Fischer
John Ulric Nef
Victor Villiger
Carl Theodore Liebermann
Carl Gräbe
InfluencedOtto Hahn