Fritz Haber

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Fritz Haber was a German chemist best known for developing the Haber-Bosch process for synthesizing ammonia, a breakthrough that revolutionized agriculture and also enabled large-scale chemical warfare.

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instanceOf German chemist
Nobel laureate in Chemistry
chemist
human
awardReceived Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1918
causeOfDeath heart failure
child Hermann Haber
conflict World War I
convertedTo Lutheranism
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Germany
dateOfBirth 1868-12-09
dateOfDeath 1934-01-29
educatedAt University of Karlsruhe
surface form: Technical University of Karlsruhe

Humboldt University of Berlin
surface form: University of Berlin

Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg
surface form: University of Heidelberg
employer Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry
University of Karlsruhe
era early 20th century
late 19th century
familyName Haber
fieldOfWork chemical engineering
chemistry
electrochemistry
physical chemistry
givenName Fritz
hasControversialAspect ethical debate over dual-use of ammonia synthesis
role in development and deployment of poison gas in warfare
influenced development of modern fertilizers
global agricultural productivity
knownFor Haber–Bosch process
ammonia synthesis from nitrogen and hydrogen
development of chemical warfare agents in World War I
research on gas warfare
militaryBranch German Army
name Fritz Haber self-link
notableWork industrial synthesis of ammonia
placeOfBirth Breslau
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

now Wrocław, Poland
placeOfDeath Basel-Stadt
surface form: Basel

Switzerland
positionHeld director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry
reasonForAward synthesis of ammonia from its elements
religion Judaism
sexOrGender male
spouse Charlotte Nathan
Clara Immerwahr
workLocation Berlin
Karlsruhe

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