Theodor Curtius
German chemist (1857-1928) · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Died at 70
Geheimrat Julius Wilhelm Theodor Curtius was professor of Chemistry at Heidelberg University. He published the Curtius rearrangement in 1890/1894 and also discovered diazoacetic acid, hydrazine and hydrazoic acid.
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In 1882 he carried out the first ever peptide synthesis, creating the N-protected dipeptide, benzoylglycylglycine.
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Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1857 to 1928 · aged 70
