# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-christopher-zeise
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:56:45.286Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/william-christopher-zeise"
name: "William Christopher Zeise"
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description: "William Christopher Zeise was a Danish organic chemist. He is best known for synthesising one of the first organometallic compounds, named Zeise's salt in his honour. He also performed pioneering studies in organosulfur chemistry, discovering the xanthates in 1823."
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birthDate: "1789-10-15"
deathDate: "1847-11-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump