August Kekulé

August Kekulé (1829–1896) was a German chemist and pedagogue who specialized in organic chemistry. Born in Darmstadt and a citizen of the Kingdom of Prussia, he was educated at the University of Giessen, Technical University of Darmstadt, University of France, and Ghent University. His doctoral advisors included Justus von Liebig and John Stenhouse. He served as a university teacher at the University of Bonn, Ghent University, and Heidelberg University, with Bonn as his primary work location.

Kekulé was a member of the Royal Society, Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Russian Academy of Sciences. He received the Copley Medal and the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art. Notable works include *Über die konstitution und die metamorphosen der chemischen verbindungen und über die chemische natur des kohlenstoffs*, *Chemie der Benzolderivate oder der aromatischen Substanzen*, and *Lehrbuch der organischen Chemie*. He was the father of Stephan Kekulé von Stradonitz and a teacher to Lothar Meyer, Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, and Emil Fischer.