August Kekule ( 1829 - 1896 )

Birth: Darmstadt, Germany (07 September 1829) Death: Bonn, Germany (13 July 1896) Research Field: Chemistry Education: Giessen (archictecture) Career: Met Leibig at Giessen and was influenced to take up chemistry; travelled to Paris, Switzerland and England; returned to Heidelberg and set up a chemical laboratory; Professor of Chemistry, Ghent (1858); Professor of Chemistry, Bonn (1865-1896) Membership: Foreign Member Election Date: 8/04/1875 Medals/Prizes: Copley Medal 1885.