Viktor Meyer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Viktor Meyer

German chemist

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1848

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 08-Aug-1897

Profession: inventor, chemist, university teacher

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Viktor Meyer (8 September 1848 – 8 August 1897) was a German chemist and significant contributor to both organic and inorganic chemistry.
He is best known for inventing an apparatus for determining vapour densities, the Viktor Meyer apparatus, and for discovering thiophene, a heterocyclic compound.
He is sometimes referred to as Victor Meyer, a name used in some of his publications.