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Hugo Erdmann | |
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Hugo Erdmann | |
| Born | 8 May 1862 |
| Died | 25 June 1910 (aged 48) |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | Volhard-Erdmann cyclization |
| Scientific career | |
| Doctoral advisor | Jacob Volhard |
Hugo Wilhelm Traugott Erdmann (8 May 1862 – 25 June 1910) was the German chemist who discovered, together with his doctoral advisor Jacob Volhard, the 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 Rudolph Fittig, Erdmann found that dehydration of γ-phenyl structural analog of isocrotonic acid produced α-naphthol, an observation that provided evidence in understanding the nature of naphthalene.[3]
Books written by Erdmann: