Fritz Haber was a German chemist. source
Fritz Haber was a German chemist.
Fritz Haber received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for his invention of the Haber–Bosch process, a method used in industry to synthesize ammonia from nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas. source
Fritz Haber received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for his invention of the Haber–Bosch process, a method used in industry to synthesize ammonia from nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas.
Fritz Haber, along with Max Born, proposed the Born–Haber cycle as a method for evaluating the lattice energy of an ionic solid. source
Fritz Haber, along with Max Born, proposed the Born–Haber cycle as a method for evaluating the lattice energy of an ionic solid.
Fritz Haber is also considered the "father of chemical warfare" for his years of pioneering work developing and weaponizing chlorine and other poisonous gases during World War I. source
Fritz Haber is also considered the "father of chemical warfare" for his years of pioneering work developing and weaponizing chlorine and other poisonous gases during World War I.
Fritz Haber was born on the 9th of December 1868 in Prussia. source
Fritz Haber was born on the 9th of December 1868 in Prussia.
Fritz Haber was the son of Siegfried and Paula Haber, first cousins who married in spite of considerable opposition from their families. source
Fritz Haber was the son of Siegfried and Paula Haber, first cousins who married in spite of considerable opposition from their families.
Fritz Haber attended primary school at the Johanneum School, a "simultaneous school" open equally to Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish students. source
Fritz Haber attended primary school at the Johanneum School, a "simultaneous school" open equally to Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish students.
At age 11, Fritz Haber went to school at the St. Elizabeth classical school, in a class evenly divided between Protestant and Jewish students. source
At age 11, Fritz Haber went to school at the St. Elizabeth classical school, in a class evenly divided between Protestant and Jewish students.
Fritz Haber successfully passed his examinations at the St. Elizabeth High School in Breslau in September 1886. source
Fritz Haber successfully passed his examinations at the St. Elizabeth High School in Breslau in September 1886.
Fritz Haber received his doctorate cum laude from Friedrich Wilhelm University in May 1891, after presenting his work to a board of examiners from the University of Berlin. source
Fritz Haber received his doctorate cum laude from Friedrich Wilhelm University in May 1891, after presenting his work to a board of examiners from the University of Berlin.
Fritz Haber then sought an academic appointment, first working as an independent assistant to Ludwig Knorr at the University of Jena between 1892 and 1894. source
Fritz Haber then sought an academic appointment, first working as an independent assistant to Ludwig Knorr at the University of Jena between 1892 and 1894.
Fritz Haber was appointed a Privatdozent in Bunte's institute, taking on teaching duties related to the area of dye technology, and continuing to work on the combustion of gases. source
Fritz Haber was appointed a Privatdozent in Bunte's institute, taking on teaching duties related to the area of dye technology, and continuing to work on the combustion of gases.
Fritz Haber worked in a variety of areas while at Karlsruhe, making significant contributions in several areas. source
Fritz Haber worked in a variety of areas while at Karlsruhe, making significant contributions in several areas.
On 6 December 1898, Fritz Haber was invested with the title of Extraordinarius and an associate professorship, by order of the Grand Duke Friedrich von Baden. source
On 6 December 1898, Fritz Haber was invested with the title of Extraordinarius and an associate professorship, by order of the Grand Duke Friedrich von Baden.
Fritz Haber was also active in the research on combustion reactions, the separation of gold from sea water, adsorption effects, electrochemistry, and free radical research. source
Fritz Haber was also active in the research on combustion reactions, the separation of gold from sea water, adsorption effects, electrochemistry, and free radical research.
Fritz Haber greeted the First World War with enthusiasm, joining 92 other German intellectuals in signing the Manifesto of the Ninety-Three in October 1914. source
Fritz Haber greeted the First World War with enthusiasm, joining 92 other German intellectuals in signing the Manifesto of the Ninety-Three in October 1914.
Fritz Haber played a major role in the development of the non-ballistic use of chemical warfare in World War I, in spite of the proscription of their use in shells by the Hague Convention of 1907. source
Fritz Haber played a major role in the development of the non-ballistic use of chemical warfare in World War I, in spite of the proscription of their use in shells by the Hague Convention of 1907.
Fritz Haber was promoted to the rank of captain and made head of the Chemistry Section in the Ministry of War soon after the war began. source
Fritz Haber was promoted to the rank of captain and made head of the Chemistry Section in the Ministry of War soon after the war began.
Fritz Haber was a patriotic German who was proud of his service during World War I, for which he was decorated. source
Fritz Haber was a patriotic German who was proud of his service during World War I, for which he was decorated.
Fritz Haber was even given the rank of captain by the Kaiser, rare for a scientist too old to enlist in military service. source
Fritz Haber was even given the rank of captain by the Kaiser, rare for a scientist too old to enlist in military service.
Fritz Haber died on the 29th of January 1934. His work, however, is a great contribution to this developed world. source
Fritz Haber died on the 29th of January 1934. His work, however, is a great contribution to this developed world.
Fritz Haber met Clara Immerwahr in Breslau in 1889, they were married on 3 August 1901; their son Hermann was born on 1 June 1902. source
Fritz Haber met Clara Immerwahr in Breslau in 1889, they were married on 3 August 1901; their son Hermann was born on 1 June 1902.
Fritz Haber married his second wife, Charlotte Nathan, on 25 October 1917 in Berlin. source
Fritz Haber married his second wife, Charlotte Nathan, on 25 October 1917 in Berlin.
In the 1920s, Fritz Haber searched exhaustively for a method to extract gold from sea water, and published a number of scientific papers on the subject. source
In the 1920s, Fritz Haber searched exhaustively for a method to extract gold from sea water, and published a number of scientific papers on the subject.
In December 2013, Fritz Haber was the subject of a BBC World Service radio programme: "Why has one of the world's most important scientists been forgotten?” source
In December 2013, Fritz Haber was the subject of a BBC World Service radio programme: "Why has one of the world's most important scientists been forgotten?”
