Carl Wilhelm Wolfgang Ostwald (27 May 1883 – 22 November 1943)[1] was a German chemist and biologist researching colloids.[2][3]
Wolfgang Ostwald | |
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Born | 27 May 1883 |
Died | 22 November 1943 | (aged 60)
Nationality | Baltic German |
Known for | colloids |
Scientific career | |
Fields | chemistry |
Ostwald was born in Riga, the son of the 1909 winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Wilhelm Ostwald,[4] and died in Dresden.