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Science & Medicine
Willy Marckwald
Who
Willy Marckwald · Science & Medicine
What
Chemist known for stereochemistry and radioactivity research
When
1864, Jakobskirch, Prussia (now Poland) — 1942, Rolândia, Brazil
Where
Germany · Brazil
Biography
Willy Marckwald is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Chemist known for stereochemistry and radioactivity research
How & why
Marckwald was a German chemist known for work in stereochemistry and radioactivity; in 1902 he isolated a radioactive substance he called radio-tellurium, later identified as polonium. He was Jewish and escaped Nazi Germany for Brazil.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Chemistry
Contributions & Sources
Chemist known for stereochemistry and radioactivity research
1864
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Chemistry
