CHEMIST

Otto Diels

1876 - 1954

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Otto Paul Hermann Diels (German pronunciation: [ˈɔto ˈdiːls] ; 23 January 1876 – 7 March 1954) was a German chemist. His most notable work was done with Kurt Alder on the Diels–Alder reaction, a method for cyclohexene synthesis. The pair was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1950 for their work. Their method of synthesizing cyclic organic compounds proved valuable for the manufacture of synthetic rubber and plastic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Otto Diels is the 52nd most popular chemist (up from 59th in 2019), the 237th most popular biography from Germany (up from 403rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular German Chemist.

Otto Diels is most famous for his work in the field of organic chemistry, specifically the discovery of the Diels-Alder reaction.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Otto Diels ranks 52 out of 602. Before him are Fritz Pregl, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Victor Grignard, Arthur Harden, Adolf Butenandt, and Archer Martin. After him are Henry Louis Le Chatelier, Walther Nernst, Rodney Robert Porter, Robert Bunsen, Justus von Liebig, and Frederick Soddy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Otto Diels ranks 11. Before him are Jack London, Adolf Windaus, John Macleod, Róbert Bárány, Erich Raeder, and Zewditu. After him are Wilhelm Pieck, Constantin Brâncuși, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, Manuel de Falla, Hermann Müller, and 13th Dalai Lama. Among people deceased in 1954, Otto Diels ranks 7. Before him are Frida Kahlo, Henri Matisse, Alan Turing, Enrico Fermi, Heinz Guderian, and Robert Capa. After him are Princess Märtha of Sweden, Colette, Gideon Sundback, André Derain, Getúlio Vargas, and Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Otto Diels ranks 237 out of 7,253. Before him are Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928), Emmy Noether (1882), Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor (1075), Edith Stein (1891), Arnulf of Carinthia (850), and Hans Memling (1435). After him are Alois Alzheimer (1864), Maria Sophie of Bavaria (1841), Matthias Grünewald (1480), Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (1714), Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744), and Eckhart Tolle (1948).

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Among CHEMISTS In Germany

Among chemists born in Germany, Otto Diels ranks 13. Before him are Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742), Hans Adolf Krebs (1900), Otto Hahn (1879), Richard Willstätter (1872), Adolf von Baeyer (1835), and Adolf Butenandt (1903). After him are Robert Bunsen (1811), Justus von Liebig (1803), Karl Ziegler (1898), Hermann Staudinger (1881), Hans von Euler-Chelpin (1873), and Carl Bosch (1874).

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