Carl Bayer was born on 4 March 1847 in the Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia in the Austrian Empire, which is now Poland. He attended Heidelberg University in Germany where he studied chemistry under Robert Bunsen from 1869-1871, the namesake of the Bunsen burner.
Carl Bayer, born on March 4, 1847, in the former Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia (now part of Poland), received his education at Heidelberg University in Germany, where he studied chemistry under Robert Bunsen, known for his invention of the Bunsen burner.