Wittig is a surname, and may refer to:
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Burghardt Wittig (born 1947), German biochemist
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Curt Wittig, American chemist
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David Wittig (born 1955), American executive
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Edward Wittig (1879–1941), Polish sculptor
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Ferdinand Wittig (1851-1909), American politician
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Georg Wittig
Georg Wittig (; 16 June 1897 – 26 August 1987) was a German chemist who reported a method for synthesis of alkenes from aldehydes and ketones using compounds called phosphonium ylides in the Wittig reaction. He shared the Nobel Prize i ...
(1897–1987), German chemist
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Iris Wittig (1928-1978), German military pilot
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Johnnie Wittig (1914–1999), former Major League pitcher
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Martin C. Wittig (born 1964), German CEO
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Michael Wittig (born 1976), American musician
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Monique Wittig
Monique Wittig (; 13 July 1935 – 3 January 2003) was a French author, philosopher, and feminist theorist who wrote about abolition of the sex-class system and coined the phrase "heterosexual contract." Her groundbreaking work is titled '' The ...
(1935–2003), French author and feminist theorist
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Peter Wittig (born 1954), German diplomat
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Rüdiger Wittig (born 1946), German professor of geobotany and ecology
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Sigmar Wittig (born 1940), German Chair of the European Space Agency
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Susan Wittig Albert (born 1940), American mystery writer
See also
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Wittich
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Wittig River
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1,2-Wittig rearrangement
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2,3-Wittig rearrangement
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Wittig reaction
The Wittig reaction or Wittig olefination is a chemical reaction of an aldehyde or ketone with a triphenyl phosphonium ylide called a Wittig reagent. Wittig reactions are most commonly used to convert aldehydes and ketones to alkenes. Most o ...
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