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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fritz Haber canonical | 10 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German chemist
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Nobel laureate in Chemistry ⓘ chemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1918 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| child | Hermann Haber ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
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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
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| employer |
Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry
ⓘ
University of Karlsruhe ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Haber ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chemical engineering
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chemistry ⓘ electrochemistry ⓘ physical chemistry ⓘ |
| givenName | Fritz ⓘ |
| hasControversialAspect |
ethical debate over dual-use of ammonia synthesis
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role in development and deployment of poison gas in warfare ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern fertilizers
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global agricultural productivity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Haber–Bosch process
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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
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Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
now Wrocław, Poland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Basel-Stadt
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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
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Clara Immerwahr ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berlin
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Karlsruhe ⓘ |
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