Peter Griess

Johann Peter Griess
Born(1829-09-06)6 September 1829
Died30 August 1888(1888-08-30) (aged 58)
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Marburg
Known fordiazotization reaction
Scientific career
FieldsChemist
InstitutionsUniversity of Marburg
Royal College of Chemistry
Doctoral advisorHermann 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]

  1. ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  2. ^ Yates, Edwin; Yates, Andrew (2015-12-16). "Johann Peter Griess FRS (1829–88): Victorian brewer and synthetic dye chemist". Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science. 70 (1). The Royal Society: 65–81. doi:10.1098/rsnr.2015.0020. ISSN 0035-9149. PMC 4759715. PMID 31390390. S2CID 7184692.

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