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Paul Walden

1863 - 1957

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Paul Walden (Latvian: Pauls Valdens; Russian: Павел Иванович Вальден; German: Paul von Walden; 26 July 1863 – 22 January 1957) was a Russian, Latvian and German chemist known for his work in stereochemistry and history of chemistry. In particular, he discovered the Walden rule, he invented the stereochemical reaction known as Walden inversion and synthesized the first room-temperature ionic liquid, ethylammonium nitrate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Walden is the 355th most popular chemist (up from 361st in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Latvia (up from 61st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Latvian Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Paul Walden ranks 355 out of 602. Before him are Frances Arnold, William Prout, Louis E. Brus, Sendivogius, Alexander Shulgin, and Paul Héroult. After him are Henry Eyring, Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac, Edward Frankland, Lars Fredrik Nilson, Charles Macintosh, and Karl Ernst Claus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1863, Paul Walden ranks 62. Before him are Alexander Siloti, Arthur Machen, Paul Drude, Princess Mathilde of Saxony, Hugo Haase, and Paul Héroult. After him are Abdul Karim, Qasim Amin, Eero Järnefelt, Felix Blumenfeld, Max Skladanowsky, and Joseph Caillaux. Among people deceased in 1957, Paul Walden ranks 85. Before him are Dorothy L. Sayers, Pedro Infante, Josef Hofmann, Washington Luís, Zhou Xuan, and Rezső Kasztner. After him are Carlos Castillo Armas, Elizabeth Hesselblad, Albert Anastasia, Ernst Gräfenberg, Prince Franz of Bavaria, and Gheorghe Tătărescu.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Paul Walden ranks 44 out of 323. Before him are Wilhelm Kettler (1574), Raimonds Pauls (1936), Annie Londonderry (1870), Jānis Lūsis (1939), Johann Anton Güldenstädt (1745), and Solomon Mikhoels (1890). After him are Jukums Vācietis (1873), Daina Taimiņa (1954), Barbara von Krüdener (1764), Inese Jaunzeme (1932), Juris Hartmanis (1928), and Elya Baskin (1950).

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Among CHEMISTS In Latvia

Among chemists born in Latvia, Paul Walden ranks 2. Before him are Wilhelm Ostwald (1853). After him are Lina Stern (1878), and Oswald Schmiedeberg (1838).

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