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Baeyer

American  
[bey-er, be-yuhr] / ˈbeɪ ər, ˈbɛ jər /

noun

  1. (Johann Friedrich Wilhelm) Adolf von Adolf Baeyer, 1835–1917, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1905.


Baeyer British  
/ ˈbaɪər /

noun

  1. Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von (joˈhan ˈfriːdrɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈaːdɔlf fɔn). 1835–1917, German chemist, noted for the synthesis of indigo: Nobel prize for chemistry 1905

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Von Baeyer often employs straw men in his criticisms of frequentist probability.

From Scientific American Sep. 21, 2013

Appleby and von Baeyer ridicule the frequentist who would bet in this lottery in spite of the evidence that it is rigged.

From Scientific American Sep. 21, 2013

Von Baeyer fails to explore their real differences.

From Scientific American Sep. 21, 2013

Von Baeyer also lists several other possible interpretations, but leaves out what I think is the most promising approach.

From Scientific American Jun. 21, 2013

Now Prof. Adolf von Baeyer discovered in 1872 that when phenol and formaldehyde were brought into contact they seized upon one another and formed a combine of unusual tenacity, that is, a resin.

From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.

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