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Viktor Meyer was a German chemist and significant contributor to both organic and inorganic chemistry. He is best known for inventing an apparatus for determining vapour densities, the Viktor Meyer apparatus, and for discovering thiophene, a heterocyclic compound.
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Milestones, by age
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- 23Became professorJune 1, 1872
- ~43Received the Davy Medal1891
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- Viktor Meyer (Q76622) · Wikidata
- Viktor Meyer · Wikipedia
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