In 1905, Adolf von Baeyer won the Chemistry Noble Prize.
Born: 31 October 1835 Berlin, Prussia.
Died: 20 August 1917 Starnberg, German Empire.
Nationality: German.
Education: University of Berlin.
Known as: Synthesis of indigo, phenolphthalein, and fluorescein Photogeochemistry, Baeyer nomenclature, Baeyer reagent, Baeyer strain, Baeyer–Drewson indigo synthesis, Baeyer–Emmerling indole synthesis, Baeyer Villiger oxidation.
Awards: Davy Medal (1881), Liebig Medal (1903), Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1905), Elliott Cresson Medal (1912).
Fields: Organic chemistry.
