page_title: Hans Meerwein
hierarchical_section_title: Hans Meerwein
caption_attribution_description: English: Bronze inscription in honour of Hans Meerwein, chemicist Deutsch: Gedenktafel der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GdCh) am Gebäude Bahnhofstraße 7, Marburg: Historische Stätte der Chemie für Hans Meerwein, bedeutender Chemiker der Philipps-Universität Marburg
context_page_description: Hans Meerwein was a German chemist. Several reactions and reagents bear his name, most notably the Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reduction, the Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement, the Meerwein arylation reaction, and Meerwein's salt.
context_section_description: Hans Meerwein (May 20, 1879 in Hamburg, Germany – October 24, 1965 in Marburg, Germany) was a German chemist. Several reactions and reagents bear his name, most notably the Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reduction, the Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement, the Meerwein arylation reaction, and Meerwein's salt.
caption: Plaque from the German Chemical Society commemorating Hans Meerwein, located at the University of Marburg
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