Claim: Hugo Erdmann, born on May 8, 1862 in Preußisch Holland, was the German chemist who discovered, together with his doctoral advisor Jacob Volhard, the Volhard-Erdmann cyclization.
Evidence: (1862-05-08)8 May 1862
Preußisch Holland, Province of Prussia Hugo Wilhelm Traugott Erdmann (8 May 1862 – 25 June 1910) was the German chemist who discovered, together with his doctoral advisor Jacob Volhard, the Volhard-Erdmann cyclization.