William Christopher Zeise

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William Christopher Zeise (15 October 1789 – 12 November 1847) was a Danish organic chemist. He is best known for synthesising one of the first organometallic compounds, named Zeise's salt in his honour. He also performed pioneering studies in organosulfur chemistry, discovering the xanthates in 1823.

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Image: The following portrait was obtained from a Danish Scientific photodatabase available at William Christopher Zeise portrait online first retrieved on July 25, 2006., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.