Bergius, Friedrich

Bergius, Friedrich

▪ German chemist
born Oct. 11, 1884, Goldschmieden, near Breslau, Ger. [now Wrocław, Pol.]
died March 30, 1949, Buenos Aires, Arg.

      German chemist and corecipient, with Carl Bosch (Bosch, Carl) of Germany, of the 1931 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Bergius and Bosch were instrumental in developing the hydrogenation method necessary to convert coal dust and hydrogen directly into gasoline and lubricating oils without isolating intermediate products.

      Bergius was educated at the universities of Breslau, Leipzig, and Berlin and at technical schools in Karlsruhe and Hannover. He described his research in The Use of High Pressure in Chemical Actions (1913). These studies led to his work on converting coal into liquid hydrocarbons.

      Bergius also researched the conversion of wood into sugar and of sugar into other food products. This work helped to provide Germany with food during World War II.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Bergius , Friedrich Karl Rudolph — (1884–1949) German industrial chemist The son of a chemicals industrialist, Bergius, who was born in Goldschmieden, Poland, gained his doctorate at Leipzig (1907) and worked with Hermann Nernst at Berlin and Fritz Haber at Karlsruhe, where he… …   Scientists

  • Bergius, Friedrich Karl Rudolf — ► (1884 1949) Químico alemán. Fue premio Nobel de Química, en 1931, por su contribución a la invención y desarrollo de los métodos químicos que trabajan con elevadas presiones …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Friedrich Bergius — (* 11. Oktober 1884 in Goldschmieden bei Breslau, heute Teil des Breslauer Stadtbezirks Fabryczna; † 31. März 1949 in Buenos Aires) war ein deutscher Chemiker und Nobelpreisträger. Bergius entwickelte ein Verfahren zur Herstellung von Dieselöl… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Friedrich-Bergius-Oberschule — Schultyp Realschule Gründung 1903 Ort Berlin Friedenau …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Friedrich Karl Rudolf Bergius — Friedrich Bergius Pour les articles homonymes, voir Bergius. Friedrich Bergius lors de la cérémonie de remise du prix Nobel de chimie de 1931. Friedrich Karl Rudolf Bergius (né le 11 oct …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Friedrich (Vorname) — Friedrich ist ein deutscher männlicher Vorname. Für Personen mit dem Familiennamen Friedrich siehe Friedrich (Familienname). Zur weiblichen Form des Vornamens siehe Friederike. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Herkunft und Bedeutung 2 Namenstage 3 Varianten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bergius — Friedrich Karl Rudolph …   Scientists

  • Bergius — Bergius, Friedrich Karl Rudolf …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Friedrich Bergius — Infobox Scientist name = Friedrich Karl Rudolf Bergius image size = 140px birth date = birth date|1884|10|11|df=y birth place = Breslau (Wrocław), Germany nationality = Germany death date = death date and age|1949|3|30|1884|10|11 death place =… …   Wikipedia

  • Bergius process — The Bergius Process is a method of production of liquid hydrocarbons for use as synthetic fuel by hydrogenation of high volatile bituminous coal at high temperature and pressure. It was first developed by Friedrich Bergius in 1913, in 1931… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”