Heinrich Caro (February 13, 1834 – September 11, 1910), was a German chemist.

Caro was of Sephardic Jewish origin[1] He started his study of chemistry at the Friedrich Wilhelms University and later chemistry and dyeing in Berlin at the Royal Trades Institute.

He joined the chemical firm Roberts, Dale in Manchester which he knew from his former visit.

In 1861 Caro returned to Germany and stayed at the laboratory of Robert Bunsen until he joined the Chemische Fabrik Dyckerhoff Clemm & Co.

[2] Caro also patented the dye alizarin on behalf of BASF.