Johann Georg Anton Geuther, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Georg Anton Geuther

German chemist

Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1833

Place of Birth: Neustadt bei Coburg, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 23-Aug-1889

Profession: chemist, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Johann Georg Anton Geuther (23 April 1833 – 23 August 1889) was a German chemist.
His work in organic and inorganic chemistry influenced the development of coordination chemistry.
Geuther spent most of his academic career at the University of Jena where he discovered ethyl acetoacetate, a key compound for chemical synthesis and for the discovery of tautomerism.