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Carl Bosch

Agriculture, General and Allied Sciences

Carl Bosch (1874 to 1940) was a German chemist and engineer and a Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, a pioneer of high-pressure industrial chemistry and founder of IG Farben, at one point the world's largest chemical company. He developed the Haber-Bosch process for the large-scale synthesis of fertilizers and explosives, estimated to supply the ammonia behind about one-third of annual global food production and to support nearly half of the world's population, and he also co-developed the Bosch-Meiser process for the industrial production of urea.

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Birth Year
1874 1
Death Year
1940 1
Nationality
German 1
Defining Contribution
Developed the Haber-Bosch process for the large-scale synthesis of fertilizers, estimated to supply the ammonia behind about one-third of annual global food production. 1
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Germany

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Source Carl Bosch (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2
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Carl Bosch (German pronunciation: [kaʁl ˈbɔʃ] ; 27 August 1874 – 26 April 1940) was a German chemist and engineer and Nobel Laureate in Chemistry.
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1. Carl Bosch (Wikipedia)
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  • lead paragraph, birth and death dates
    Carl Bosch (German pronunciation: [kaʁl ˈbɔʃ] ; 27 August 1874-26 April 1940) was a German chemist and engineer and Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
  • lead paragraph, first sentence
    was a German chemist and engineer and Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
  • lead paragraph, second paragraph
    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
  • Works In: Agricultural Chemistry, Lead
    He also developed the Haber-Bosch process, important for the large-scale synthesis of fertilizers and explosives.
  • In Group: Agricultural Chemists and Agrochemical Scientists, Lead
    Carl Bosch (German pronunciation: [kaʁl ˈbɔʃ] ; 27 August 1874-26 April 1940) was a German chemist and engineer and Nobel Laureate in Chemistry.
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