Wilhelm Klemm
German chemist (1896-1985) · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Died at 89
Wilhelm Karl Klemm was an inorganic and physical chemist. Klemm did extensive work on intermetallic compounds, rare earth metals, transition elements and compounds involving oxygen and fluorine. He and Heinrich Bommer were the first to isolate elemental erbium (1934) and ytterbium (1936).
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1985Died24 October 19851967Honorary Doctor of the University of LilleAward1965Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of DijonAwardHonorary Doctor of the University of BordeauxAward1963Carl Duisberg PlaqueAward1958Centenary PrizeAward1951Liebig MedalAward1896Born5 January 1896
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Klemm refined Eduard Zintl's ideas about the structure of intermetallic compounds and their connections to develop the Zintl-Klemm concept.
Country
Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1985 · aged 89
