Background
Bayer, Ernst was born on March 24, 1927 in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Son of Ernst and Maria (Schmeck) Bayer.
academic administrator chemistry educator
Bayer, Ernst was born on March 24, 1927 in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Son of Ernst and Maria (Schmeck) Bayer.
Bachelor in Chemistry, University Heidelberg, Federal Republic Germany, 1950. Master in Chemistry, University Heidelberg, Federal Republic Germany, 1952. Doctor in Natural Science, University Freiburg, Federal Republic Germany, 1954.
Head department biochemistry Government Research Institute, Geilweilerhof, Federal Republic Germany, 1954-1957. Lecturer University Karlsruhe, Federal Republic Germany, 1957-1962. Professor University Tübingen, Federal Republic Germany, since 1962.
Welch professor University Houston, 1967-1971. Vice president University Tübingen, 1976-1979.
Head Government Advisory Committee on Existing Chemicals, Munich, Tübingen and Bonn, Federal Republic Germany, 1984. With German Navy, 1944-1945. Member German Chemical Society (board directors 1984-1998, vice president since 1992, Richard Kuhn medal 1990), Rotary of Reutlingen and Tübingen, Austrian Society Analytical Chemistry (Pregl medal 1993), American Chemical Society (award in chromatography 2001), Hungarian Society Separation Science (T. Halàsz Millenium medal 2000, M. Golog award 2000).
Married Ingeborg Dedekind, March 1953. Children: Bettina, Carola, Andrea, Klaus, Tom.