Theodor Curtius
Theodor Curtius | |
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Theodor Curtius, approx. 1880 | |
| Born | Julius Wilhelm Theodor Curtius 27 May 1857 |
| Died | 8 February 1928 (aged 70) Heidelberg, Weimar Republic |
| Known for | Curtius rearrangement Büchner–Curtius–Schlotterbeck reaction Ammonium azide Ethyl diazoacetate Hexamethylenediamine Hydrazoic acid Lead(II) azide Peptide synthesis Sulfuryl diazide |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Heidelberg |
| Doctoral advisor | Hermann Kolbe |
Geheimrat Julius Wilhelm Theodor Curtius (27 May 1857 – 8 February 1928) was professor of Chemistry at Heidelberg University and elsewhere. He published the Curtius rearrangement in 1890/1894 and also discovered diazoacetic acid, hydrazine and hydrazoic acid.In 1882 he carried out the first ever peptide synthesis, creating the N-protected dipeptide, benzoylglycylglycine