About
German chemist who was known for competing with Dmitri Mendeleev to draw up the first periodic table of chemical elements.
Before Fame
He studied medicine at Zurich University in 1851 and went on to study at the University of Wurzburg.
Trivia
He was the first Professor of Chemistry at the University of Tubingen in 1876.
Family Life
He was born to physician Friedrich August Meyer and Anna Biermann.
Associated With
His teacher of pathology at Zurich University was Rudolf Virchow.
