Claim: Jacob Volhard, born on June 4, 1834 in Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine, studied chemistry at the University of Giessen, and was known for the Volhard–Erdmann cyclization and the Hell–Volhard–Zelinsky halogenation.
Evidence: (1834-06-04)4 June 1834
Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine From 1852 to 1855 he studied chemistry at the University of Giessen, and afterwards, furthered his education at the University of Heidelberg. Volhard–Erdmann cyclization ,
Hell–Volhard–Zelinsky halogenation. Jacob Volhard (4 June 1834 – 14 January 1910) was the German chemist who discovered, together with his student Hugo Erdmann, the Volhard–Erdmann cyclization reaction. He was also responsible for the improvement of the Hell–Volhard–Zelinsky halogenation.