August Kekulé
German organic chemist (1829–1896)
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German chemist who basically invented how we think about molecular structure. Kekulé's benzene ring model—allegedly dreamed up after a nap—became the blueprint for understanding organic chemistry. Dominated European chemistry from the 1850s onward.
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Friedrich August Kekulé, later Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz, was a German organic chemist. From the 1850s until his death, Kekulé was one of the most prominent chemists in Europe, especially in the field of theoretical chemistry. He was the principal founder of the theory of chemical structure and in particular the Kekulé structure of benzene.
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