Carl von Linde
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German engineer (1842-1934)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1842-06-11 ) 11 June 1842, Berndorf [ de ] , Kingdom of Bavaria , German Confederation
- Died
- 16 November 1934 (1934-11-16) (aged 92), Munich , Bavaria , Germany
- Occupations
- Scientist, engineer, businessman
- Years active
- 1868—1914
- Known for
- Founder of Linde plc , Oxyliquit , Linde double-column process , Linde–Frank–Caro process , Hampson–Linde cycle
- Awards
- Wilhelm Exner Medal (1922), Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts (1918), Werner von Siemens Ring (1916), Elliott Cresson Medal (1914)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carl
- Family name
- Linde
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of death
- Munich
- Occupation
- entrepreneur
- Educated at
- University of Zurich
- Languages spoken
- German
- Doctoral advisor
- Rudolf Clausius
- Image
- Carl von Linde 1925.jpg
- Work location
- Munich
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- place of burial
- Munich Forest Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1842-06-11
- date of death
- 1934-11-16
- Commons category
- Carl von Linde
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physics
- name in native language
- Carl von Linde
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Encyclopedic overview
Carl Paul Gottfried von Linde (11 June 1842 – 16 November 1934) was a German scientist, engineer, and businessman. He discovered the refrigeration cycle and invented the first industrial-scale air separation and gas liquefaction processes, which led to the first reliable and efficient compressed-ammonia refrigerator in 1876.
Linde was the founder of the company now known as Linde plc but formerly known (variously) as the Linde division of Union Carbide, Linde, Linde Air Products, Praxair, and others. This company is the world's largest producer of industrial gases and ushered in the creation of the global supply chain for industrial gases.
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