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Ludwig Ramberg

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Nationality
  
Swedish

Name
  
Ludwig Ramberg

Role
  
Chemist


Alma mater
  
University of Lund

Education
  
Lund University

Residence
  
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Born
  
21 February 1874Halsingborg, Sweden (
1874-02-21
)

Known for
  
Ramberg-Backlund reaction

Died
  
December 25, 1940, Uppsala, Sweden

Institutions
  
University of Uppsala

Doctoral students
  
Birger Backlund

Ludwig Ramberg (21 February 1874 – 25 December 1940) was the Swedish chemist who discovered in 1940 the Ramberg-Bäcklund reaction, together with his student Birger Bäcklund (2 May 1908 – 21 January 1997).

Life

Ramberg was born in the Swedish city of Helsingborg and studied at the University of Lund, where he received his Ph.D in 1902. He staid in Lund until 1918 when he became professor at the University of Uppsala. He retired in 1939 and died in Uppsala 1940.

References

Ludwig Ramberg Wikipedia