Willem Alberda van Ekenstein

Willem Alberda van Ekenstein
Born	(1858-03-28)March 28, 1858 Groningen
Died	Marum
Nationality	Dutch
Institutions	University of Amsterdam, University of Groningen, Dutch National Sugar Laboratory
Alma mater	Delft University of Technology
Known for	Lobry de Bruyn–van Ekenstein transformation

Willem Alberda van Ekenstein (March 28, 1858 – May 5, 1937) was a Dutch chemist and discovered the Lobry de Bruyn–van Ekenstein transformation together with Adriaan Lobry van Troostenburg de Bruyn.

Ekenstein studied chemistry from 1876 til 1879 at the Delft University of Technology later he worked at the University of Amsterdam, University of Groningen, Dutch National Sugar Laboratory in Amsterdam.

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