Traugott Sandmeyer

Traugott Sandmeyer
Traugott Sandmeyer
Born15 September 1854
Died9 April 1922(1922-04-09) (aged 67)
Known forSandmeyer reaction,
Sandmeyer isonitrosoacetanilide isatin synthesis,
Sandmeyer diphenylurea isatin synthesis
Scientific career
InstitutionsPolytechnikum of Zurich,
University of Göttingen
Doctoral advisorsViktor Meyer,
Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch

Traugott Sandmeyer (15 September 1854 – 9 April 1922) was a Swiss chemist after whom the Sandmeyer reaction, which he discovered in 1884, was named.