Victor Villiger

Summary

Victor Villiger is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Cham^[2]. He was born on +1868-09-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Ludwigshafen^[4]. He died on +1934-06-10T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a chemist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Cham^[2], Victor Villiger…
• Victor Villiger passed away in Ludwigshafen^[4].
• Victor Villiger was born on +1868-09-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Victor Villiger died on +1934-06-10T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Victor Villiger held citizenship in Switzerland^[8].
• Victor Villiger's professions included chemist^[6].
• Among Victor Villiger's employers was Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[9].
• Among Victor Villiger's employers was BASF^[10].
• Victor Villiger's education included a stint at University of Geneva^[11].
• Victor Villiger's education included a stint at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[12].
• Victor Villiger's doctoral advisor was Adolf von Baeyer^[13].
• Victor Villiger's image is recorded as Victor Villiger 1893 LMU.jpg^[14].
• Victor Villiger is recorded as male^[15].
• Victor Villiger's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Victor Villiger's ISNI is recorded as 0000000369459146^[17].
• Victor Villiger's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 59868339^[18].
• Victor Villiger's GND ID is recorded as 117702722^[19].
• Victor Villiger's Commons category is recorded as Victor Villiger^[20].
• Victor Villiger's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 158818^[21].
• Victor Villiger's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03d3f1m^[22].
• Victor Villiger's family name is recorded as Villiger^[23].
• Victor Villiger's given name is recorded as Victor^[24].
• Victor Villiger's Prabook ID is recorded as 1769327^[25].
• Victor Villiger's Deutsche Biographie is recorded as 117702722^[26].
• Victor Villiger's Kalliope-Verbund is recorded as 117702722^[27].

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Origins and Family

Victor Villiger's place of birth was Cham^[2]. He was born on +1868-09-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Geneva^[11], a public research university^[28], in Switzerland^[29], founded in 1559^[30], headquartered in Geneva^[31] and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[12], a public research university^[32], in Germany^[33], founded in 1472^[34], headquartered in Hauptgebäude der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[35]. Victor Villiger's doctoral advisor was Adolf von Baeyer^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Victor Villiger worked as a chemist^[6]. Employers include Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[9], a public research university^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1472^[38], headquartered in Hauptgebäude der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[39] and BASF^[10], a business^[40], in Germany^[41], founded in 1865^[42], headquartered in Ludwigshafen^[43].

Death and Burial

Victor Villiger died on +1934-06-10T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Ludwigshafen^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Victor Villiger include Baeyer–Villiger oxidation^[44], an eponymous chemical reaction^[45].

Why It Matters

Victor Villiger ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46]

Entities named for him include Baeyer–Villiger oxidation^[44], an eponymous chemical reaction^[45].

FAQs

Where was Victor Villiger born?

Victor Villiger's place of birth was Cham^[2].

Where did Victor Villiger die?

Victor Villiger passed away in Ludwigshafen^[4].

What did Victor Villiger do for work?

Victor Villiger worked as chemist^[6].

Where did Victor Villiger go to school?

Victor Villiger was educated at University of Geneva^[11] and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[12].