Hugo Erdmann

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Hugo Erdmann
Volhard-Erdmann cyclization
Scientific career
Doctoral advisorJacob Volhard

Hugo Wilhelm Traugott Erdmann (8 May 1862 – 25 June 1910) was the German chemist who discovered, together with his doctoral advisor

Volhard-Erdmann cyclization. In 1898 he was the first who coined the term noble gas (the original noun is Edelgas in German).[1]

Erdmann invented the name

Thiozone in 1908, hypothesizing that S3 made up a large proportion of liquid sulfur.[2]

In collaboration with

α-naphthol, an observation that provided evidence in understanding the nature of naphthalene.[3]

Bibliography

Books written by Erdmann:

  1. Hugo Erdmann (2009-01-31). Introduction to Chemical Preparations. BiblioLife. .

See also

  • German inventors and discoverers

References

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