Walter Bauer (chemist)
Walter Hermann Bauer (born February 12, 1893 in Arnstadt , † 1968 in Darmstadt ) was a German chemist . As head of the research laboratory at Röhm & Haas , he succeeded in synthesizing polymethyl methacrylate , better known under the trade name Plexiglas .
Life
Bauer studied chemistry and physics in Jena and Munich . During his studies in 1911 he became a member of the Hercynia Jena country team .
Prizes and awards
In 1962, Bauer was awarded the Rudolf Diesel Medal by the German Institute for Invention (DIE) for his research in the field of plastics chemistry.
literature
- August Ludwig Degener, Walter Habel: Who is who? The German Who's Who , Volume 16, Arani, Berlin, 1970, ISBN 3-7605-2007-3 , p. 50.
Individual evidence
- ^ Berthold Ohm and Alfred Philipp (eds.): Directory of addresses of the old men of the German Landsmannschaft. Part 1. Hamburg 1932, p. 243; Max Mechow: Well-known CCers . In: Historia Academica , Volume 8/9, p. 10.
- ↑ DIE website : Innovation Award & Promotion - German Institute for Invention .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bauer, Walter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bauer, Walter Hermann (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Arnstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1968 |
| Place of death | Darmstadt |