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THE announcement in the Times of September 8 of the death of Prof. Adolf von Baeyer at Starnberg, near Munich, in his eighty-second year, must have come as a shock to his many pupils in this country. It was known to several of us that he had not been in good health for some years, but the quiet life which he led at his beautiful home on the shores of the Starnberger See seemed to benefit his health so much that his sudden decease, even at his advanced age, was quite unexpected. It is questionable whether any teacher or investigator ever exerted a greater influence on the development of chemical science, and especially of organic chemistry, than Baeyer has done, for not only was he a great teacher whose pupils are to be found in every civilised country, but his researches have also laid many of the foundations on which the amazing structure of modern organic chemistry has been raised. Apart from the interest which always attached to his published work, it is probable that his main influence on chemical thought was due to his magnetic personality and power of imparting to others some of his enthusiasm for discovery.
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PERKIN, W. Prof. Adolf Von Baeyer, For.Mem.R.S. Nature 100, 188–190 (1917). https://doi.org/10.1038/100188a0
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