John Ulric Nef
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| John Ulric Nef | |
| Born | June 14, 1862 Herisau, Switzerland |
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| Died | August 13, 1915 (aged 53) Carmel, United States |
| Institutions | Purdue University (1887–89) Clark University (1889–92) University of Chicago (1892–1915). |
| Alma mater | Harvard University, University of Munich |
| Doctoral advisor | Adolf von Baeyer |
| Known for | Nef reaction |
John Ulric Nef (Johann Ulrich Nef) was a Swiss-born American chemist and the discoverer of the Nef reaction.
[edit] Life
His parents emigrated from Switzerland to the United states where Nef studied chemistry at Harvard University until 1884. After graduation he joined Adolf von Baeyer at the University of Munich where he received his Ph.D. in 1887. He was professor at Purdue University from 1887 till 1989 at and Clark University from 1889 till 1892. The rest of his life he was at the University of Chicago.
His son John Ulric Nef (1899-1988) became professor for economic history and published several books.[1]
[edit] Work
The discoverery of the Nef reaction and the papers about divalent carbon (carbenes) were his major achievements.
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