Although his birth name was Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf Baeyer, he was known simply as "Adolf Baeyer", throughout most of his life.
Γεννήθηκε με το όνομα Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf Baeyer, αλλά κατά το μεγαλύτερο μέρος της ζωής του, ήταν γνωστός απλά ως "Adolf Baeyer."