Heinrich Wilhelm (Wilhelm) Heintz (1817–80)

German chemist. Studied pharmacy in Berlin, 1834–6; state qualification in pharmacy, 1842. Doctorate in natural science, Berlin, 1844; habilitated in chemistry, 1846. Professor extraordinarius of chemistry, Halle, 1850; professor, 1855. Member of the Naturforschende Gesellschaft zu Halle (Natural Science Society of Halle); committee member, 1879.