Friedrich Konrad Beilstein

Friedrich Konrad Beilstein (17 February 1838 – 18 October 1906), Russian name "Бейльштейн, Фёдор Фёдорович", was a chemist and founder of the famous Handbuch der organischen Chemie (Handbook of Organic Chemistry). The first edition of this work, published in 1881, covered 1,500 compounds in 2,200 pages. This handbook is now known as the Beilstein database.

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Friedrich Konrad Beilstein
Alias (AKA)Фёдор Фёдорович Бейльштейн (Russian)
Birth dateFebruary 17, 1838
Birth place
Russia , Saint Petersburg
Date of deathOctober 18, 1906
Place of death
Russia , Baden-Baden , Saint Petersburg
Education
Heidelberg University
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Beilstein test
Beilstein database

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