August Kekulé, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

August Kekulé

German organic chemist

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1829

Place of Birth: Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 13-Jul-1896

Profession: chemist, pedagogue, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Friedrich August Kekulé, later Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz ( KAY-k?l-ay, German: ['f?i?d??ç '?a?g?st 'ke?kule? f?n ?t?a'do?n?ts]; 7 September 1829 – 13 July 1896), was a German organic chemist.
From the 1850s until his death, Kekulé was one of the most prominent chemists in Europe, especially in theoretical chemistry.
He was the principal founder of the theory of chemical structure.