Wilhelm Ostwald
1853 – 1932 · aged 79
Baltic German chemist (1853–1932)
- Born
- 2 Sept 1853 · Riga
- Died
- 4 Apr 1932 · Großbothen
Life timeline
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- 2 Sept 1853BornBorn in Riga
- 1903AwardOrder of Saint Stanislaus
- 1904AwardFaraday Lectureship Prize
- 1906AwardAlbert Order
- 1909AwardHonorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
- 1909AwardNobel Prize in Chemistry
- 1923AwardWilhelm Exner Medal
- 4 Apr 1932DiedDied in Großbothen
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1853 – 1932).
- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
- 1914 – 1918World War I
- 1915 – 1923Armenian genocide
- 1917Balfour Declaration
- 1917February Revolution
- 1917October Revolution
- 1917 – 1922Russian Civil War
- 1919 – 1920Paris Peace Conference
- 1920Treaty of Versailles
Biography
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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