biography
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Ostwald, (Friedrich) Wilhelm
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| male
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| lived:
| (1853–1932)
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| biography:
| Chemist, born in Riga, Latvia. He studied at Dorpat, and taught at Riga before becoming professor at Leipzig (1887–1906). He discovered the dilution law which bears his name, and invented a process for making nitric acid by the oxidation of ammonia. He also developed a new theory of colour. He was awarded the 1909 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work on catalytic reactions. |
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