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Ludwig Mond

Who

Ludwig Mond · Science & Medicine

What

Chemist and industrialist known for the Mond nickel-carbonyl process

When

1839, Kassel, Germany — 1909, London, England

Where

Germany · England

Biography

Ludwig Mond is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Chemist and industrialist known for the Mond nickel-carbonyl process

How & why

Mond was a chemist and industrialist who co-founded Brunner Mond, a forerunner of ICI, and discovered nickel tetracarbonyl, the basis of the Mond process for refining pure nickel. He also recovered sulphur from alkali waste and was a major patron of science and the arts. He was born into a Jewish family in Kassel.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Chemistry

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Chemist and industrialist known for the Mond nickel-carbonyl process

1839

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Chemistry