Baeyer-a chemist who was more of an encyclopedist than a researcher.

- Richard Willstatter

[Fritz Haber's] greatness lies in his scientific ideas and in the depth of his searching. The thought, the plan, and the process are more important t…

- Richard Willstatter

We should misjudge this scientist [Fritz Haber] seriously if we were to judge him only by his harvest. The stimulation of research and the advancemen…

- Richard Willstatter

I watched Baeyer activating magnesium with iodine for a difficult Grignard reaction; it was done in a test tube, which he watched carefully as he mov…

- Richard Willstatter