Leo Baekeland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leo Baekeland

Belgian-American chemist

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1863

Place of Birth: Ghent, Belgium

Date of Death: 23-Feb-1944

Profession: photographer, businessperson, engineer, inventor, chemist, university teacher

Nationality: United States, Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Leo Hendrik Baekeland FRSE(Hon) (November 14, 1863 – February 23, 1944) was a Belgian chemist.
He is best known for the inventions of Velox photographic paper in 1893 and Bakelite in 1907.
He has been called "The Father of the Plastics Industry" for his invention of Bakelite, an inexpensive, nonflammable and versatile plastic, which marked the beginning of the modern plastics industry.