Wilhelm Ostwald
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Wilhelm Ostwald was a Baltic German chemist who lived from 1853 to 1932 and made important contributions to the field of physical chemistry. His work helped establish physical chemistry as a distinct scientific discipline and earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1909.
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- Born
- 1853
- Died
- 1932
- Works
- 179
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- Elemente und Verbindungen
- Outlines of general chemistry
- Monism as the goal of civilization
- Grosse Männer
- Vergleichende Farbtabellen, Ridgway - Ostwald, Ostwald - Ridgway
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Wilhelm Friedrich Ostwald ( German: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈɔstvalt] ; 2 September [O.S. 21 August] 1853 – 4 April 1932) was a Baltic German chemist and philosopher. Ostwald is credited with being one of the founders of the field of physical chemistry, with Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Walther Nernst and Svante Arrhenius. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1909 for his scientific contributions to the fields of catalysis, chemical equilibria and reaction velocities.
Following his 1906 retirement from academic life, Ostwald became much involved in philosophy, art, and politics. He made significant contributions to each of these fields. He has been described as a polymath.
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1853 births1932 deathsAcademic staff of Leipzig UniversityAcademic staff of Riga Technical UniversityBaltic-German people from the Russian EmpireChemists from the Russian EmpireConstructed language creatorsCorresponding members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesEmigrants from the Russian Empire to GermanyExpatriates from the Russian Empire in the United StatesForeign associates of the National Academy of Sciences