Rudolf Schmitt

Rudolf Schmitt
Rudolf Schmitt
Born(1830-08-05)August 5, 1830
Wippershain, Electorate of Hesse
DiedFebruary 18, 1898(1898-02-18) (aged 67)
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Marburg
Known forKolbe-Schmitt reaction
Scientific career
InstitutionsDresden University of Technology
Doctoral advisorAdolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe
Doctoral studentsRichard Seifert

Rudolf Schmitt (August 5, 1830 February 18, 1898) was a German chemist who together with Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe discovered the Kolbe-Schmitt reaction.