Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1939) Winner
Carl Bosch
カール・ボッシュ
Kāru Boshu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1874-08-27 （German Empire, Cologne）
- Died
- 1940-04-26 （Nazi Germany, Heidelberg） age 65
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Cologne → Heidelberg
Career
- Occupations
- chemist, chemical engineer
- Active Years
- 1892-1940
- Affiliations
- BASF, IG Farben
- Memberships
- Kaiser Wilhelm Society
- Influenced By
- Fritz Haber, Johannes Wislicenus
- Influenced
- Friedrich Bergius
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technische Universität Berlin | — | Chemistry | — | 1892-1898 | Germany |
| Leipzig University | — | Organic chemistry | 博士号 | 1892-1898 | Germany |
Technische Universität Berlin
Chemistry
Period:
1892-1898
Country:
Germany
Leipzig University
Organic chemistry
Degree:
博士号
Period:
1892-1898
Year of Graduation:
1898
Country:
Germany
Doctoral advisor: Johannes Wislicenus
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Nobel Prize in Chemistry | chemical high pressure methods | — | Nobel Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1919 | Liebig Medal | — | — | German Chemists Association | 受賞 |
| 1924 | Werner von Siemens Ring | — | — | Stiftung Werner-von-Siemens-Ring foundation | 受賞 |
| 1932 | Wilhelm Exner Medal | — | — | Austrian Trade Association | 受賞 |
| 1939 | Goethe Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1931
Work:
chemical high pressure methods
Organization:
Nobel Foundation
Result:
受賞
Liebig Medal
1919
Organization:
German Chemists Association
Result:
受賞
Werner von Siemens Ring
1924
Organization:
Stiftung Werner-von-Siemens-Ring foundation
Result:
受賞
Wilhelm Exner Medal
1932
Organization:
Austrian Trade Association
Result:
受賞
Goethe Prize
1939
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Health
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depression, alcoholism晩年Critic of Nazi policies, gradually relieved of high positions
Legacy
Pioneer in high-pressure industrial chemistry, scaled up Haber-Bosch process for ammonia synthesis supporting global food production for half the world's population. Founder of IG Farben.
In Popular Culture
- Asteroid 7414 Bosch named in his honor
Trivia
- Ardent collector of insects, minerals, and gems; collection now at Smithsonian.
- Amateur astronomer with a well-equipped private observatory.
- Voted one of the world's most influential chemical engineers of all time.