Ludwig Barth zu Barthenau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ludwig Barth zu Barthenau

chemist

Date of Birth: 17-Jan-1839

Place of Birth: Rovereto, Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy

Date of Death: 03-Aug-1890

Profession: chemist, university teacher

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ludwig Barth zu Barthenau (17 January 1839 – 3 August 1890) was an Austrian chemist born in Rovereto. He studied under Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) in Munich, and in 1867 was appointed professor of chemistry at the University of Innsbruck.
In 1876 he succeeded Heinrich Hlasiwetz (1825-1875) as professor of chemistry at the University of Vienna. He is remembered for his studies of benzol derivatives, and is credited with the discovery of resorcinol.
With Adolf Lieben (1836-1914) he founded the journal Monatshefte für Chemie.