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Paul Walden
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1863-07-26 ) 26 July 1863, Rozulas, Livonia Governorate , Russian Empire
- Died
- 22 January 1957 (1957-01-22) (aged 93), Gammertingen , West Germany
- Alma mater
- Riga Technical University
- Known for
- Walden inversion , Walden's rule , Ethylammonium nitrate
- Awards
- Gmelin-Beilstein Medal (1954)
- Institutions
- University of Rostock
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
- Place of birth
- Livonia Governorate
- Place of death
- Gammertingen
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Leipzig University
- Political party
- Nazi Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Doctoral advisor
- Wilhelm Ostwald
- Field of work
- chemistry
- Image
- Paul Walden.jpg
- Residence
- Russia
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- date of birth
- 1863-07-14
- date of death
- 1957-01-22
- Commons category
- Paul Walden
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- name in native language
- Paul Walden
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview
Paul Walden (Latvian: Pauls Valdens; German: Paul von Walden; Russian: Павел Иванович Вальден; 26 July 1863 – 22 January 1957) was a Latvian-Baltic German chemist known for his work in stereochemistry and history of chemistry. In particular, he discovered Walden's rule, he invented the stereochemical reaction known as Walden inversion and synthesized the first room-temperature ionic liquid, ethylammonium nitrate.
Early life and education
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