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Ludwig Mond
British chemist and businessman (1839–1909) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ludwig Mond FRS (7 March 1839 – 11 December 1909[1]) was a German-born British chemist and industrialist.[2] He discovered an important, previously unknown, class of compounds called metal carbonyls.
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![]() Portrait of Ludwig Mond by Solomon Joseph Solomon, circa 1909 | |
Born | (1839-03-07)7 March 1839 |
Died | 11 December 1909(1909-12-11) (aged 70) Regent's Park, London, England |
Nationality | German, British by naturalisation |
Alma mater | University of Marburg University of Heidelberg |
Known for | Commercial use of the Solvay process Discovery of nickel carbonyl Mond gas Mond process |
Spouse | Frida Löwenthal |
Children | Robert Mond Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett |
Awards | Grand cordon of the Order of the Crown of Italy Fellow of the Royal Society (1891) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemist |
Institutions | Brunner Mond & Company Mond Nickel Company |
Doctoral advisor | Hermann Kolbe Robert Bunsen |
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