# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/karl-elbs
# Generated: 2026-08-13T21:31:46.536Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/karl-elbs"
name: "Karl Elbs"
slug: "karl-elbs"
description: "Karl Elbs was a German chemist. He is credited with developing the Elbs reaction for the synthesis of anthracene. He is also responsible for the Elbs persulfate oxidation."
tagline: "German chemist (1858–1933)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/K._Elbs_ca1922.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1858"
deathDate: "1933"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             15
  historical:           6.801476
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "كارل البس"
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    title: "Karl Elbs"
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    title: "Karl Elbs"
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    title: "Karl Elbs"
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    title: "Karl Elbs"
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    title: "کارل البس"
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    title: "کارل البس"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump