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Order of Saint Stanislaus
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Wilhelm Ostwald
1853-08-21 – 1932-04-04
Life & Legacy
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.
Occupation & Career
chemist, Esperantist, inventor, university teacher, Idist, writer, physicist, philosopher, teacher, painter, naturalist, sociologist
Education
Imperial University of Dorpat; Riga State Gymnasium No.1
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Order of Saint Stanislaus; Faraday Lectureship Prize; Albert Order; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Wilhelm Exner Medal; honorary doctor of the University of Aberdeen; honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge; honorary doctorate of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; honorary doctor of the University of Halle-Wittenberg; Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto; honorary doctor of the University of Liverpool; honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany); Ostwald process; law of dilution; Ostwald ripening; Ostwald Rule of Stages; Energeticism
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Albert Order · Faraday Lectureship Prize · honorary doctor of the University of Aberdeen · honorary doctor of the University of Halle-Wittenberg · honorary doctor of the University of Liverpool · honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge · Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto · honorary doctorate of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology · honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) · Nobel Prize in Chemistry · Order of Saint Stanislaus · Wilhelm Exner Medal
Employer
Imperial University of Dorpat · Leipzig University · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Riga Technical University
Organizations & Memberships
Academy of Sciences of Turin · American Academy of Arts and Sciences · American Philosophical Society · German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina · German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry · Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony · Hungarian Academy of Sciences · Korporatsioon Fraternitas Rigensis · National Academy of Sciences · Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences · Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences · Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala · Russian Academy of Sciences · Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Notable Work
Energeticism · law of dilution · Ostwald process · Ostwald ripening · Ostwald Rule of Stages
Education & Institutions
Imperial University of Dorpat · Riga State Gymnasium No.1
Verified Legacy Record
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Faraday Lectureship Prize
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Albert Order
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Wilhelm Exner Medal
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honorary doctor of the University of Aberdeen
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honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge
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honorary doctorate of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
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honorary doctor of the University of Halle-Wittenberg
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Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto
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honorary doctor of the University of Liverpool
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honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
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Family Child
Wolfgang Ostwald
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Family Child
Walter Ostwald
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Family Father
Gottfried Ostwald
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Family Mother
Elisabeth Ostwald
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Family Sibling
Eugen Heinrich Ostwald
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Family Spouse
Flora Helene* Mathilde Ostwald (von Reyher)
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Notable Work
Ostwald process
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Notable Work
law of dilution
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Ostwald ripening
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Ostwald Rule of Stages
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Notable Work
Energeticism
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