Amé Pictet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Amé Pictet

Swiss chemist (1857-1937)

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1857

Place of Birth: Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Date of Death: 11-Mar-1937

Profession: chemist, university teacher

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Amé Pictet (July 12, 1857 – March 11, 1937) was a Swiss chemist.
He discovered the Pictet–Spengler reaction, and the related Pictet–Hubert reaction and Pictet–Gams reaction. Pictet was born in Geneva, studied with August Kekulé at the University of Bonn where he received his Ph.D in 1879.
From 1894 til 1932 he was professor at the University of Geneva.
Pictet died in Geneva in 1937.