Josef Houben
Josef Houben | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 October 1875 |
| Died | 28 June 1940 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | discovery of the Houben-Hoesch reaction coauthor of the text book Houben-Weyl Methods of Organic Chemistry |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | organic chemistry |
| Doctoral advisor | Julius Bredt |
Heinrich Hubert Maria Josef Houben (27 October 1875, in Waldfeucht (Rheinland) Germany – 28 June 1940, in Tübingen) was a German chemist. He made achievements within ketone synthesis, terpenes, and camphor studies. After being wounded several times on the front lines in World War I, Houben was made head of the war laboratory. He improved the Hoesch reaction which is now normally called Houben-Hoesch reaction. Houben organized and made a major rework of the book Methods of Organic Chemistry which is now referred to as Houben-Weyl Methods of Organic Chemistry.