I'ow:irds t,lic cntl of' the year 18% there oc:ciirrctI wit.liin it \.ecIi of ciicli ot.1ic.r two " hippy cvciit,s '* in Gcrni:iii fniiiilies ~v l i i c l i ivcrc to prove eqiinlly Iiuppy clntcs of cclcbr:it.iou i n tlic world of orgnnic cliciiiistry. 'For :it Bcrliri on Xovciiilicr 30 ti century iigo was Iiorn Atlolf w i i Ihcycr, iiiid sis thys later Rudolf Vittig first siiw the light :it IIiiiiiIiiirg. l'hc two nnincs rire iiit.iiii:it dy connrctctl in tlic cloiiiniii of t,lic clicinist jiist :is .I Iiiiidcl iiiiil 13;icli were rihtctl in tlic world of iiiiisic. I f tlicsc! two Iiittcr c*clel~ritics giivc! 11s iiew coiiil)osit.ions nnd iicw viirht ions oii originiil tlicincs, so tlitl voii 13iicyer niitl lcittig givc 11s ricw coiiiporiiitls iiiitl new v:iri:itions on tlic clieiiiicnl tliciiics i i i vogiic in tlicir diiys. 'I'hcy represcntcd two iniiids with h i t , ii single tlioiiglit., the ixiisc of orgiiiiic clicriiist ry. l?itt.ig folloivrtl JLiryer in tliite of liktli, ant1 lie iilso siicccctlcd him iii 1876