William Christopher Zeise

William Christopher Zeise
Danish organic chemist
Born	(1789-10-15)15 October 1789 Slagelse, Denmark
Died	12 November 1847(1847-11-12) (aged 58) Copenhagen, Denmark

William Christopher Zeise (15 October 1789 – 12 November 1847) was a Danish organic chemist. He is best known for synthesising one of the first organometallic compounds, named Zeise's salt in his honour. He also performed pioneering studies in organosulfur chemistry, discovering the xanthates in 1823.