Carl Bosch

Carl Bosch (German pronunciation: [kaʁl ˈbɔʃ] ⓘ; 27 August 1874 – 26 April 1940) 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.

This article is about the chemical engineer. For other uses, see Bosch (disambiguation).

Carl Bosch
Born(1874-08-27)27 August 1874
Cologne, German Empire
Died26 April 1940(1940-04-26) (aged 65)
Heidelberg, Germany
EducationTechnical University of Berlin
Leipzig University
Known forBosch reaction
Bosch–Meiser urea process
Haber–Bosch process
Awards
  • Liebig Medal (1919)
  • Werner von Siemens Ring (1924)
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1931)
  • Wilhelm Exner Medal (1932)
  • Goethe Prize (1939)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsBASF, IG Farben
Doctoral advisorJohannes Wislicenus
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He also developed the Haber–Bosch process, important for the large-scale synthesis of fertilizers and explosives. It is estimated that one-third of annual global food production uses ammonia from the Haber–Bosch process, and that this supports nearly half of the world's population. In addition, he co-developed the so-called Bosch-Meiser process for the industrial production of urea.

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