Otto Bayer
Otto Bayer (born November 4, 1902 in Frankfurt am Main , † August 1, 1982 in Burscheid ) was a German chemist who made significant contributions to chemical technology in Germany.
Life
He studied chemistry and received his doctorate in 1924 at the University of Frankfurt am Main under Julius von Braun . In 1937 he discovered polyaddition for the synthesis of polyurethane and later a route to the direct synthesis of acrylonitrile for the production of polyacrylonitrile fibers .
From 1933 he held various management positions in institutions of the IG paint industry. Otto Bayer was not related to Friedrich Bayer , the founder of Bayer AG.
For his work in the field of technical polymer synthesis and for the development of new technical materials ( polyurethanes ), he received the Werner von Siemens Ring together with Walter Reppe and Karl Ziegler in 1960 .
In his will, Otto Bayer ordered the establishment of the Otto Bayer Foundation, which has been awarding the Otto Bayer Prize on a regular basis since 1984 . In 1960 he received the Carl Duisberg badge .
He was a member of the old Strasbourg gymnastics club Cheruscia in the CC in Munich, which resided in Frankfurt am Main during his studies.
Web links
- Literature by and about Otto Bayer in the catalog of the German National Library
- German Plastic Museum: Otto Bayer
Individual evidence
- ↑ Louis Fieser , Mary Fieser: Organic chemistry. 2nd Edition. Verlag Chemie, Weinheim 1972, ISBN 3-527-25075-1 , p. 1735.
- ^ Bayer AG: Otto Bayer - Important personalities in Bayer history . In: www.bayer.de .
- ^ CC sheets. Born in 1951, issue 2.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bayer, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 1982 |
| Place of death | Burscheid |