Select any link to see items in a related category.
more general categories information about this item 10. Noble Prize 10. Noble Prize Chemistry (180) 11. Award Year 11. Award Year 1930s (56) 1931 (6) 12. Winner Type 12. Winner Type Person (904) 13. Gender 13. Gender Male (853) 14. Birth Year 14. Birth Year 1880s (52) 1884 (4) 15. Place of Birth 15. Place of Birth Europe (459) Europe, eastern (65) Poland (25) Wrocław (4) 16. Death Year 16. Death Year 1940s (35) 1949 (4) 17. Place of Death 17. Place of Death South America (6) Argentina (4) Buenos Aires (4) 19. Given Name 19. Given Name E-K (339) F (37) 20. Family Name 20. Family Name A-D (195) B (80) 21. Shared Given Name 21. Shared Given Name E-K (229) F (24) Friedrich (2) 23. Religion 23. Religion z-Missing value reason (465) Source data not available (465) 24. Age at Award Time 24. Age at Award Time 40 - 49 (140) 48 (21) 32. Occupations 32. Occupations Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (601) Physical Scientists (333) Chemists and Materials Scientists (111) Chemists (111) 34. Citizens 34. Citizens Europe (450) Europe, central (117) Germany (98) 37. Worked for College or University 37. Worked for College or University Europe (232) Europe, central (70) Germany (64) Heidelberg (7) University of Heidelberg (7) 38. Worked for Corporation 38. Worked for Corporation Europe (6) Europe, central (2) Germany (2) IG Farben (2) Mannheim-Rheinau (1) 42. Affilliation with College or University 42. Affilliation with College or University Europe (535) Europe, central (165) Germany (154) Berlin (62) Humboldt University of Berlin (56) Short-term academic staff (11) Heidelberg (27) University of Heidelberg (27) Long-term academic staff (10) Karlsruhe (7) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (7) Short-term academic staff (2) Leipzig (18) Leipzig University (Karl Marx University) (18) Alumni (5) Europe, eastern (13) Poland (12) Breslau (11) University of Wrocław (University of Breslau) (11) Alumni (5) 44. Memberships 44. Memberships E-P (571) H (88) Heidelberg Academy for Sciences and Humanities (28) 45. Other Awards 45. Other Awards K-L (297) L (183) Liebig Medal (11) Q-Z (398) W (157) Wilhelm Exner Medal (19) complete name: Friedrich Bergius nobel prize: chemistry award year: 1931 together with: Carl Bosch prize share: Prize share: 1/2 rational: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1931 was awarded jointly to Carl Bosch and Friedrich Bergius "in recognition of their contributions to the invention and development of chemical high pressure methods." biography: Biography laureate facts: Facts laureate lecture: Lecture given name: Friedrich family name: Bergius occupation: chemist occupation: university teacher field of work: chemistry work location: University of Hanover, Hanover, Germany description: Friedrich Bergius was a German chemist known for the Bergius process for producing synthetic fuel from coal, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1931, together with Carl Bosch) in recognition of contributions to the invention and development of chemical high-pressure methods. Having worked with IG Farben during World War II, his citizenship came into question following the war, causing him to ultimately flee to Argentina, where he acted as adviser to the Ministry of Industry. Bergius was born near Breslau (Wrocław), within the German Empire's Prussian Province of Silesia. image copyright: Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. image citation: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1931. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1931/summary/> date birth: 1884 date death: 1949 usual name: Friedrich Bergius
