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Paul Rosbaud

Austrian chemist (1896-1963) · Austria · Scientists · Died at 66

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Paul Rosbaud, was an Austrian-born metallurgist and scientific adviser for Springer Verlag in Germany before and during World War II. He continued in science publishing after the war with Pergamon Press in Oxford, England.

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Image of Paul RosbaudImage of Paul RosbaudProfessor Victor Goldschmidt, the founder of modern geochemistry, was one of Rosbaud's contacts in Oslo. Goldschmidt was of Jewish and Bohemian background and in 1942 narrowly escaped deportation to Auschwitz.Professor Victor Goldschmidt, the founder of modern geochemistry, was one of Rosbaud's contacts in Oslo. Goldschmidt was of Jewish and Bohemian background and in 1942 narrowly escaped deportation to Auschwitz.

Awards

John Torrence Tate Medal1961

About this person

Paul Rosbaud, was an Austrian-born metallurgist and scientific adviser for Springer Verlag in Germany before and during World War II. He continued in science publishing after the war with Pergamon Press in Oxford, England. In 1986 Arnold Kramish revealed the undercover work of Rosbaud for the British during the war in the book The Griffin. The Greatest Untold Espionage Story of World War II. It was Rosbaud who dispelled anxiety over a "German atom bomb".

Country
Austria
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1963 · aged 66

In common with Paul

Abdus SalamBoth received John Torrence Tate Medal

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