Edgar Heilbronner
Swiss-German chemist and professor (1921–2006)
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Edgar Heilbronner (13 May 1921 – 28 August 2006) was a Swiss German chemist.[1] In 1964 he published the concept of Möbius cyclic annulenes,[2] but the first Möbius aromatic was not synthesized until 2003.[3][4]
Died28 August 2006 (aged 85)
AwardsMarcel Benoist Prize (1977)
InstitutionsETH Zurich, University of Basel
Edgar Heilbronner | |
|---|---|
 Edgar Heilbronner (1978) | |
| Born | 13 May 1921 |
| Died | 28 August 2006 (aged 85) |
| Awards | Marcel Benoist Prize (1977) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | ETH Zurich, University of Basel |
Edgar Heilbronner was a professor at the ETH Zürich, Switzerland for many years but then was offered a professorship in Basel, Switzerland where he spent the remainder of his career.
In 1998 he co-authored the standard work in the area of chemistry on stamps, A Philatelic Ramble Through Chemistry with Foil A. Miller.[5][6]
