Friedrich Konrad Beilstein

Friedrich Konrad Beilstein
Born(1838-02-17)17 February 1838
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died18 October 1906(1906-10-18) (aged 68)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Other namesФёдор Фёдорович Бейльштейн (Russian)
EducationUniversity of Heidelberg
Known forBeilstein database
Beilstein test

Friedrich Konrad Beilstein (Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Бейльштейн; 17 February 1838 – 18 October 1906), was a Russian chemist and founder of the famous Handbuch der organischen Chemie (Handbook of Organic Chemistry). The first edition of this work, published in 1881, covered 1,500 compounds in 2,200 pages. This handbook is now known as the Beilstein database.[1]

  1. ^ Otto N. Witt (1911). "Obituary notices: Friedrich Konrad Beilstein, 1838–1906; Emil Erlenmeyer, 1825–1909; Rudolph Fittig, 1835–1910; Hans Heinrich Landolt, 1831–1910; Nikolai Alexandrovitsch Menschutkin, 1842–1907; Sir Walter Palmer, Bart., 1858–1910". J. Chem. Soc., Trans. 99: 1646–1668. doi:10.1039/CT9119901646.