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Rudolf Wegscheider

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Nationality
  
Austrian

Role
  
Chemist

Name
  
Rudolf Wegscheider

Alma mater
  
University of Vienna

Fields
  
Chemist

Education
  
University of Vienna


Rudolf Wegscheider

Born
  
October 18, 1859 Betschkerek, Austria-Hungary now Zrenjanin, Serbia (
1859-10-18
)

Died
  
January 8, 1935, Vienna, Austria

Doctoral advisor
  
Ludwig Barth zu Barthenau

Institutions
  
University of Vienna

Notable awards
  
Lieben Prize (1905)

Rudolf Wegscheider (October 18, 1859 – January 8, 1935) was an Austrian chemist. Wegscheider studied chemistry and was the founder of the Austrian School of Chemistry. He taught at the University of Vienna, and from 1902 to 1931 he was departmental Chair. He was the chairman of the association of Austrian chemists from 1904 to 1929. R. Wegscheider introduced the principle of detailed balance for chemical kinetics.

Awards

  • Lieben Prize, 1905
  • Wilhelm Exner Medal, 1923
  • References

    Rudolf Wegscheider Wikipedia