Sophus Mads Jørgensen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Danish chemist
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Place of Birth: Slagelse, Region Zealand, Denmark
About Sophus Mads Jørgensen
- Sophus Mads Jørgensen (4 July 1837 – 1 April 1914) was a Danish chemist.
- He is considered one of the founders of coordination chemistry, and is known for the debates which he had with Alfred Werner during 1893-1899.
- While Jørgensen's theories on coordination chemistry were ultimately proven to be incorrect, his experimental work provided much of the basis for Werner's theories.
- Jørgensen also made major contributions to the chemistry of platinum and rhodium compounds. Jørgensen was a board member of the Carlsberg Foundation from 1885 until his death in 1914, and was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1899.
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