Richard Herz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Herz

German chemist

Date of Birth: 21-Jul-1867

Place of Birth: Weilburg, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 18-Nov-1936

Profession: chemist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Richard Herz (July 21, 1867 – November 18, 1936) was a German chemist.
He discovered the Herz reaction.He studied chemistry at the University of Heidelberg, at the Technical College of Berlin and at the University of Berlin, and earned his PhD in 1891.
From 1892 he was employed by the Leonhardt und Co.
Works in Mühlheim am Main and in 1895 he joined a British firm, Levinstein, in Manchester.
He was recruited by Cassella in 1899, and played a key role in the company's development of sulfur dyes.
He received power of procuration in 1918 and became deputy director in 1925.
He retired in 1931.