Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch

Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch (7 March 1857 – 14 March 1935) was a German chemist.

Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch
Born	7 March 1857 (1857-03-07) Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
Died	14 March 1935(1935-03-14) (aged 78) Dresden, Germany
Alma mater	University of Würzburg
Known for	Hantzsch ester Hantzsch thiazole synthesis Hantzsch pyridine synthesis Hantzsch pyrrole synthesis Hantzsch–Widman nomenclature
Scientific career
Institutions	University of Zürich University of Würzburg University of Leipzig
Doctoral advisor	Johannes Wislicenus
Doctoral students	Traugott Sandmeyer Friedrich Bergius Alfred Werner Franz Hein

Life and work

Hantzsch studied chemistry in Dresden and graduated at the University of Würzburg under Johannes Wislicenus. As a professor, he taught at the Universities of Zürich, Würzburg und Leipzig.

The Hantzsch pyridine synthesis,^[1] a multi-component organic reaction, is named after him, as is the Hantzsch pyrrole synthesis and the Hantzsch thiazole synthesis.^[2]

His surname is correctly pronounced /Haːntʃ/ (rhymes with cattle ranch).