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Friedrich Bergius

Chemistry

Friedrich Karl Rudolf Bergius (1884-1949) was a German chemist who developed the Bergius process for producing synthetic fuel from coal, work recognized with a share of a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contributions to high-pressure chemical methods. After the Second World War his wartime work with IG Farben brought his German citizenship into question, and he emigrated to Argentina, where he advised the country's Ministry of Industry.

Facts
Birth Year
1884 1
Death Date
1949-03-30 1
Death Year
1949 1
Death Place
Buenos Aires, Argentina 1
Nationality
Germany 1
Birthplace
Wrocław, Poland 1
Birthplace
Złotniki, Poland 1
Field
Field (category)
Chemistry 1
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1. Friedrich Bergius (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1949-03-30T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +1949-03-30T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Germany
    Q183
  • P20 (place of death): Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Q1486
  • P19 (place of birth): Wrocław, Poland
    Q1799
  • P19 (place of birth): Złotniki, Poland
    Q9393436
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