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Also Known As Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald
Born September 2, 1853 • Riga • Latvia
Died April 4, 1932 (aged 78) • near Leipzig • Germany
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1909)
Notable Family Members son Wolfgang Ostwald
Subjects Of Study catalysis • chemical equilibrium • chemical reaction • reaction mechanism • reaction rate • Ostwald process

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Wilhelm Ostwald.
Diagram of the Ostwald System showing one hue arranged in a triangle, with color samples transitioning from white at the top left to black at the bottom left, and increasing in saturation toward full color on the right. Arrows indicate decreasing whiteness, decreasing blackness, and a vertical row of neutral grays.
Wilhelm Ostwald stands in his home laboratory surrounded by shelves of glass bottles and scientific equipment, holding an object and looking toward the camera.
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