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Theodor Weyl
Theodor Weyl (8 January 1851 – 6 June 1913) was a German chemist and hygienist born in Berlin.
He studied at the universities of Heidelberg, Berlin and Strasbourg, earning his doctorate in 1872 with a dissertation on animal and plant proteins. Following graduation he worked as an assistant in the physiology laboratory at Berlin, shortly afterwards becoming an assistant professor at the University of Erlangen. During his tenure at Erlangen he spent the winter of 1880–81 performing research on the electric organs of rays at the Stazione Zoologica
Houben-Weyl Methods of Organic Chemistry
Houben-Weyl Methods of Organic Chemistry (Ger. "Methoden der Organischen Chemie") established in 1909 by the German chemist Theodor Weyl, is a classic chemistry text. It consisted initially of two volumes and covered literature published as early as 1834. Heinrich J. Houben revised and reissued it in 1913. It is considered one of the most significant resources for chemists.
Up to the 4th edition the work was published in German by Thieme from 1952 to 1987, with supplementary volumes