Ludwig Barth zu Barthenau

Ludwig Barth zu Barthenau
Born	(1839-01-17)January 17, 1839 Rovereto
Died	(1890-08-03)August 3, 1890
Nationality	Austrian
Known for	Resorcinol isolation
Scientific career
Institutions	University of Innsbruck
Doctoral advisor	Heinrich Hlasiwetz
Doctoral students	Rudolf Wegscheider

Ludwig Barth zu Barthenau (17 January 1839 – 3 August 1890) was an Austrian chemist born in Rovereto.

He studied under Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) in Munich, and in 1867 was appointed professor of chemistry at the University of Innsbruck. In 1876 he succeeded Heinrich Hlasiwetz (1825-1875) as professor of chemistry at the University of Vienna.

He is remembered for his studies of benzol derivatives, and is credited with the discovery of resorcinol. With Adolf Lieben (1836-1914) he founded the journal Monatshefte für Chemie.^[1]

Published works

• Über die Einwirkung des Chlors auf den Amylalkohol, 1861 – The action of chlorine on amyl alcohol.
• Über die Einwirkung des Broms auf Glycerin, 1862 – The action of bromine on glycerol.^[2]

References

• Scholars in stone and bronze: (biography)