Biography of Adolf von Baeyer

Adolf von Baeyer (* 31. October 1835 in Berlin; † 20. August 1917 in Starnberg) was a deutscher Chemiker und Nobelpreisträger. He was 81 years old. He was married to Adelheid Bendemann. He had at least 2 children (2 sons). His education included Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Heidelberg University, Ghent University and Friedrich-Wilhelms-Gymnasium. He worked at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and University of Strasbourg. His faith was Lutheranism. He received 8 awards, including Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He was buried at Munich Forest Cemetery.