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Carl Bosch

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German chemical engineer (1874–1940)

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Carl Bosch was a German chemist, inventor, academic, and engineer born in Cologne in 1874 and died in Heidelberg in 1940. He worked for BASF and IG Farben, holding the position of Geheimrat. His professional interests centered on chemistry, and he was educated at Technische Universität Berlin and Leipzig University.

Bosch received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, as well as the Werner von Siemens Ring, Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt, and Wilhelm Exner Medal. He was a member of the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He is recognized in the Nobel Laureates, Nobel Chemistry, and National Inventors Hall Of Fame collections.

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Born
1874
Works
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  • Charles C. Scalione, appellant vs. Carl Bosch and Heinrich Heimann
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  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1931

    “in recognition of their contributions to the invention and development of chemical high pressure methods”

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human
Given name
Carl
Family name
Bosch
Gender
male
Citizenship
German Reich
Place of birth
Cologne
Place of death
Heidelberg
Position held
Geheimrat
Educated at
Leipzig University
Employer
IG Farben
Languages spoken
German
Field of work
chemistry
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Carl Bosch.jpg
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Carl Bosch
date of birth
1874-08-27
date of death
1940-04-26
member of
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
name in native language
Carl Bosch
ethnic group
Germans
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Carl Bosch ( German pronunciation: [kaʁl ˈbɔʃ] ; 27 August 1874 – 26 April 1940) was a German chemist and engineer and Nobel Laureate in Chemistry. He was a pioneer in the field of high-pressure industrial chemistry and founder of IG Farben, at one point the world's largest chemical company.

He also developed the Haber–Bosch process, important for the large-scale synthesis of fertilizers and explosives. It is estimated that one-third of annual global food production uses ammonia from the Haber–Bosch process, and that this supports nearly half of the world's population. In addition, he co-developed the so-called Bosch-Meiser process for the industrial production of urea.

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