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Carl Bosch

Carl Bosch, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1940)

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Born
August 27, 1874
Died
April 26, 1940
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1874

About Carl Bosch

Carl Bosch was a German chemist and engineer and Nobel Laureate in Chemistry. He was a pioneer in the field of high-pressure industrial chemistry and founder of IG Farben, at one point the world's largest chemical company. His father was Carl Friedrich Alexander Bosch (1843–1904) and his uncle was Robert Bosch, who pioneered the development of the spark plug and founded the multinational company Bosch. The first full-scale Haber–Bosch plant was erected in Oppau, Germany, now part of Ludwigshafen. In 1925 Bosch helped found IG Farben, and was the first head of the company. In 1931 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry together with Friedrich Bergius for the introduction of high pressure chemistry.

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Carl Bosch timeline

  1. His father was Carl Friedrich Alexander Bosch (1843–1904) and his uncle was Robert Bosch, who pioneered the development of the spark plug and founded the multinational company Bosch.
  2. In 1925 Bosch helped found IG Farben, and was the first head of the company.
  3. In 1931 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry together with Friedrich Bergius for the introduction of high pressure chemistry.

The world when Carl Bosch was born

Carl Bosch was born in 1874. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineFirst zoo in US opens in Philadelphia
  • Technology milestoneBarbed wire patented
  • Notable inventionBarbed wire fencing
  • World population~1.54B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population41.8M

1874 versus 2026

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Measure18742026
Population41.8M341 million

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