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August Michaelis
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<p>August Michaelis (26 December 1847 – 31 January 1916) was a <a href="/facts/German_people/F7mBCrJ4">German</a> <a href="/facts/Chemist/N09K7Bdm">chemist</a> and discovered the <a href="/facts/Michaelis%E2%80%93Arbuzov_reaction/onSeyEBT">Michaelis–Arbuzov reaction</a>. </p><p>Michaelis studied at the <a href="/facts/University_of_G%C3%B6ttingen/UTUodvX1">University of Göttingen</a> and <a href="/facts/University_of_Jena/Kv3JXbEL">University of Jena</a> and became professor for chemistry at <a href="/facts/University_of_Karlsruhe/3HPuagId">University of Karlsruhe</a> in 1876, at the <a href="/facts/University_of_Aachen/m85nNsAH">University of Aachen</a> in 1880, and at the <a href="/facts/University_of_Rostock/JTpbIwQh">University of Rostock</a> in 1890. </p>