Alfred Wohl

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Alfred Wohl

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Organic Chemistry

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Why Is Alfred Wohl Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Alfred Wohl was a German chemist. Several chemical reactions are named after him, including the Wohl degradation, Wohl-Aue reaction and the Wohl-Ziegler reaction. Life Wohl studied chemistry at the University of Heidelberg from 1882 until 1886. He received his Ph.D 1886 for work on Hexamethylenetetramine with August Wilhelm von Hofmann. He became an assistant of Hermann Emil Fischer at the University of Berlin from 1886 until 1891, where he also received his habilitation. He became professor at the University of Berlin in 1901, but he left for the Technical University of Danzig in 1904. He retired because of antisemitic pressure in 1933, but worked in his lab until 1937. He emigrated to Sweden in 1938, where he died in 1939.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Alfred Wohl?

Alfred Wohl is affiliated with the following schools:

• Humboldt University of Berlin
• Gdańsk University of Technology
• Heidelberg University