Wilhelm Normann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wilhelm Normann

German chemist

Date of Birth: 16-Jan-1870

Place of Birth: Petershagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 01-May-1939

Profession: geologist, chemist, biologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Wilhelm Normann (16 January 1870, in Petershagen – 1 May 1939, in Chemnitz) (sometimes also spelled Norman) was a German chemist who introduced the hydrogenation of fats in 1901, creating what later became known as trans fats.
This invention, protected by German patent 141,029 in 1902, had a profound influence on the production of margarine and vegetable shortening.