Edmund ter Meer(31 July 1852 – 5 November 1931) was a Germanchemistwho discovered theter Meer reactionand founded in 1877 theter Meer dye companyinUerdingen.After the fusion with the aniline factory of Julius Weiler theWeiler-ter Meercompany was formed. This company later became part of theBayercompany. His sonFritz ter Meeralso became a chemist associated to the Bayer company.

Edmund ter Meer
Portrait byPaul Türoff,circa 1922
Born(1852-07-31)31 July 1852
Died5 November 1931(1931-11-05)(aged 79)
NationalityGerman
Known forter Meer reaction
Scientific career
InstitutionsBayer
Painting byHermann Groeber:Der Aufsichtsrat der 1925 gegründeten I.G. Farben AG,Carl BoschandCarl Duisberg(in front sitting), Edmund ter Meer (third person from right with newspaper)

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  • Max Bodenstein,H. Leuchs (1931). "Sitzung vom 16. November 1931".Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft.64(11): A211–A212.doi:10.1002/cber.19310641139.*
  • ter Meer Prize University Bonn
  • "Ter Meer family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
  • Uerdingen industrial area history