Wolfgang Ostwald

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Wolfgang Ostwald
Wolfgang Ostwald
Born	May 27, 1883 Riga
Died	November 22, 1943 Dresden
Nationality	German
Fields	chemistry
Known for	colloids

Carl Wilhelm Wolfgang Ostwald (May 27, 1883 - November 22, 1943) was a German chemist and biologist researching colloids.

Ostwald was born in Riga, the son of the 1909 winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Wilhelm Ostwald, and died in Dresden.

[edit] Works

• Grundriß der Kolloidchemie (Basics of colloid chemistry, 1909)
• Die Welt der vernachlässigten Dimensionen (The world of neglected dimensions, 1914)

Persondata
NAME	Ostwald, Wolfgang
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	chemist.
DATE OF BIRTH	May 27, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH	Riga
DATE OF DEATH	November 22, 1943
PLACE OF DEATH	Dresden