Viktor von Lang

Viktor von Lang (2 March 1838 – 3 July 1921) was an Austrian chemist. He is counted among the pioneers and founders of crystal physics.

Viktor von Lang
Born	(1838-03-02)2 March 1838 Vienna, Austrian Empire
Died	3 July 1921(1921-07-03) (aged 83) Vienna, Austria
Alma mater	University of Gießen
Scientific career
Fields	Theoretical chemistry
Institutions	University of Vienna
Thesis	Physikalische Verhältnisse kristallisierter Körper  (1859)
Academic advisors	Andreas von Ettingshausen
Doctoral students	Franz S. Exner

Career

Lang earned his doctorate from the University of Giessen in 1859 with a thesis titled "Physikalische Verhältnisse kristallisierter Körper".

From 1865 to 1909, Lang served as director of the Physikalisches Kabinett in Vienna.^[1] His book on introductory theoretical physics, Einleitung in die theoretische physik, was published in eight editions from 1867 to 1891. With crystallographer Wilhelm Josef Grailich, he was co-author of Untersuchungen über die Physikalischen Verhältnisse Krystallisirter Körper ("Investigations into the physical conditions of crystallized bodies").^[2]

The mineral langite was named in his honor by Nevil Story Maskelyne.^[3]