Ludwig Wolff

This article is about the German chemist. For the World War II general, see Ludwig Wolff (general).
Ludwig Wolff
Born(1857-09-27)27 September 1857
Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Rhine Province, Prussia
Died24 February 1919(1919-02-24) (aged 61)
Jena Germany
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Strasbourg
Known forWolff-Kishner reduction, Wolff rearrangement
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Jena
Doctoral advisorRudolph Fittig

Ludwig Wolff (27 September 1857 – 24 February 1919), born in Neustadt in Palatinate, was a German chemist.[1]

He studied chemistry at the University of Strasbourg, where he received his Ph.D. from Rudolph Fittig in 1882. He became Professor of analytical chemistry at the University of Jena in 1891 and held this position till his death in 1919. In 1911 he published a new reaction now known as the Wolff-Kishner reduction. His name is also associated with the chemical reaction known as the Wolff rearrangement (1912).[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Jie Jack Li (4 May 2009). Name Reactions for Homologation. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-470-48703-7. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ Morris, Peter. "Chemist's Biographies". QMUL > Chemistry. Retrieved 2017-04-23.