Josef Herzig, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Josef Herzig

Austrian chemist

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1853

Place of Birth: Sanok, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 04-Jul-1924

Profession: chemist, university teacher

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Josef Herzig (25 September 1853 – 4 July 1924) was an Austrian chemist.
Herzig was born in Sanok, Galicia, which at that time was part of Austria-Hungary.
Herzig went to school in Breslau until 1874, started studying chemistry at the University of Vienna but joined August Wilhelm von Hofmann at the University of Berlin in the second semester.
He worked with Robert Bunsen at the University of Heidelberg and received his PhD for work with Ludwig Barth at the University of Vienna.
He later became lecturer and, in 1897, professor at the University of Vienna.
He died in Vienna in 1924.