Johann Peter Griess | |
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Born | |
Died | 30 August 1888 | (aged 58)
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Marburg |
Known for | diazotization reaction |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemist |
Institutions | University of Marburg Royal College of Chemistry |
Doctoral advisor | Hermann Kolbe, August Wilhelm von Hofmann |
Johann Peter Griess (6 September 1829 – 30 August 1888) was an industrial chemist[1] and an early pioneer of organic chemistry. Griess was influential in the formation of modern dyes, first formulating the diazotization reaction of arylamines.[2]