Friedrich Gustav Carl Emil Erlenmeyer

Friedrich Gustav Carl Emil Erlenmeyer
Born(1864-07-14)July 14, 1864
DiedFebruary 8, 1921(1921-02-08) (aged 56)
Alma materUniversity of Göttingen, (1888)
Known forErlenmeyer azlactone synthesis
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Straßburg, kaiserliche biologische Anstallt Dahlem

Friedrich Gustav Carl Emil Erlenmeyer (July 14, 1864 – February 8, 1921), also known as Emil Erlenmeyer, Jr., was a German chemist and the discoverer of the Erlenmeyer-Plöchl azlactone and amino acid synthesis. He was the son of Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer and father of Hans Erlenmeyer.