Justus von Liebig
Born | (1803-05-12)12 May 1803 Darmstadt, Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, Holy Roman Empire
Died | 18 April 1873(1873-04-18) (aged 69) Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Residence | Grand Duchy of Hesse, then German Empire
Nationality | Hessian, then German
Alma mater | University of Bonn University of Erlangen
Known for | Law of the Minimum Liebig condenser
Awards | Albert Medal (1869)
Scientific career
Fields | Chemistry
Institutions | University of Giessen University of Munich
Doctoral advisor | Karl Wilhelm Gottlob Kastner
Doctoral students | Carl Schmidt Nikolay Zinin Victor Regnault Carl von Voit Hermann von Fehling Hermann Franz Moritz Kopp August von Hofmann Lyon Playfair Emil Erlenmeyer Heinrich Ritthausen Moritz Traube Adolph Strecker Wilhelm Henneberg
Other notable students | August Kekulé Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 2nd Baronet Augustus Voelcker Julius Eugen Schlossberger Karl Vogt Max Joseph von Pettenkofer