Amé Pictet

Amé Pictet
Amé Pictet
Born	(1857-07-12)July 12, 1857 Geneva, Switzerland
Died	March 11, 1937(1937-03-11) (aged 86) Geneva, Switzerland
Residence	Switzerland
Nationality	Swiss
Alma mater	University of Bonn
Doctoral advisor	August Kekulé
Known for	Pictet-Spengler reaction

Amé Pictet (July 12, 1857 – March 11, 1937) was a Swiss chemist. He discovered the Pictet–Spengler reaction, and the related Pictet–Hubert reaction and Pictet–Gams reaction.

Pictet was born in Geneva, studied with August Kekulé at the University of Bonn where he received his Ph.D in 1879. From 1894 til 1932 he was professor at the University of Geneva. Pictet died in Geneva in 1937.

References

Emile Cherbuliez (1937). "Amé Pictet". Helvetica Chimica Acta. 20 (1): 828–845. doi:10.1002/hlca.193702001118.

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 52435568 LCCN: no2011037295 ISNI: 0000 0001 1642 9360 GND: 116179120 SUDOC: 120451492 HDS: 28907

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