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Science & Medicine
Victor Goldschmidt
Who
Victor Goldschmidt · Science & Medicine
What
Founder of modern geochemistry and crystal chemistry
When
1888, Zürich, Switzerland — 1947, Oslo, Norway
Where
Norway · Germany
Biography
Victor Goldschmidt is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Founder of modern geochemistry and crystal chemistry
How & why
Goldschmidt founded modern geochemistry and crystal chemistry, establishing the rules (Goldschmidt's rules) that govern how chemical elements distribute among minerals. Born in Zürich to a Jewish family, he worked mainly in Norway and Germany and fled the Nazi occupation of Norway during the war.
Sources & external links
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Chemistry
Contributions & Sources
Founder of modern geochemistry and crystal chemistry
1888
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Chemistry
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