In this short article, we draw attention to the pioneering studies of Daniel Vorlander, who lived from 1867 to 1941 and worked in Halle, Germany between 1890 and 1935. The number and range of compounds synthesized under his guidance are truly vast, but much of his work is hidden away in Doctoral theses. All of these data are collected in the LiqCryst [1] database and, therefore, now having access to the results of his life's work, we outline some of his achievements and pay tribute to his remarkable contribution to liquid crystal research.