Karl Adolphe Wurtz ( 1817 - 1884 )

Birth: Wolfisheim, near Strasbourg, France (26 November 1817) Death: Paris, France (10 May 1884) Research Field: Chemistry Education: MD (1843, Strasbourg) Career: Studied chemistry under Liebig, at Giessen; Assistant to J B A Dumas, Ecole de Medicine, Paris (1845); Professor of Organic Chemistry, Faculte de medecine, Paris (1853); Senator (1881) Membership: Foreign Member Election Date: 09/06/1864 Medals/Prizes: Copley Medal 1881.