Wilhelm Biltz

Wilhelm Biltz
Wilhelm Biltz
Born(1877-03-08)8 March 1877
Died13 November 1943(1943-11-13) (aged 66)
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Greifswald
Known forColloid-Chemistry
Thermal analysis of non-metallic systems
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Göttingen,
Clausthal University of Technology,
Leibniz University Hannover,
Doctoral advisorFriedrich Wilhelm Semmler,

Wilhelm Biltz (8 March 1877 13 November 1943) was a German chemist and scientific editor.

In addition to his scholarly work, Biltz is noted for commanding the principal German tank involved in the first ever tank-on-tank battle in history at the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux.