Victor Villiger

Victor Villiger (1 September 1868 – 10 June 1934) was a Swiss-born German chemist and the discoverer of the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation.

Victor Villiger
Victor Villiger
Born	(1868-09-01)1 September 1868 Cham, Switzerland
Died	10 June 1934(1934-06-10) (aged 65) Ludwigshafen, Germany
Alma mater	University of Geneva, University of Munich
Known for	Baeyer-Villiger oxidation
Scientific career
Institutions	University of Munich, BASF
Doctoral advisor	Adolf von Baeyer

Life

He studied at the University of Geneva. Following his graduation, he began his doctoral studies with Adolf von Baeyer at the University of Munich.

He started working at BASF in Ludwigshafen in 1905.

References

• K. A. Hofmann (1934). "Victor Villiger". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft. 67 (8): A111 – A116. doi:10.1002/cber.19340670838.