Paul Walden
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Paul Walden was a Latvian-Baltic German chemist known for his work in stereochemistry and history of chemistry. In particular, he discovered Walden's rule, he invented the stereochemical reaction known as Walden inversion and synthesized the first room-temperature ionic liquid, ethylammonium nitrate.
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Michael GrätzelAlso won August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal
Eugenio CoșeriuAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense
Jacques-Louis LionsAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense
Carl DuisbergAlso won August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal
Margot Becke-GoehringAlso won Gmelin-Beilstein Commemorative Medal
Franz Joseph Emil FischerAlso won August Wilhelm von Hofmann MedalAbout this person
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GermanyCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1863 to 1957 · aged 93
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