Edmund ter Meer

Edmund ter Meer (31 July 1852 - 5 November 1931) was a German chemist who discovered the ter Meer reaction and founded in 1877 the ter Meer dye company in Uerdingen. After the fusion with the aniline factory of Julius Weiler the Weiler-ter Meer company was formed. This company later became part of the Bayer company. His son Fritz ter Meer also became a chemist associated to the Bayer company.

Edmund ter Meer
Born(1852-07-31)31 July 1852
Died5 November 1931(1931-11-05) (aged 79)
NationalityGerman
Known forter Meer reaction
Scientific career
InstitutionsBayer
Edmund ter Meer on a painting by Paul Türoff
Painting by Hermann Groeber: Der Aufsichtsrat der 1925 gegründeten I.G. Farben AG, Carl Bosch and Carl Duisberg (in front sitting), Edmund ter Meer (third person from right with newspaper)


References

  • Max Bodenstein, H. Leuchs (1931). "Sitzung vom 16. November 1931". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft. 64 (11): A211–A212. doi:10.1002/cber.19310641139.*
  • ter Meer Prize University Bonn
  • "Ter Meer family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
  • Uerdingen industrial area history
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