Fritz Hofmann (chemist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fritz Hofmann (chemist)

German chemist

Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1866

Place of Birth: Kölleda, Thuringia, Germany

Date of Death: 22-Oct-1956

Profession: scientist, engineer, pharmacist, inventor, chemist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Fritz Hofmann (Friedrich Carl Albert) (2 November 1866 in Kölleda – 22 October 1956 in Hanover) was a German organic chemist who first synthesized synthetic rubber. Hofmann studied chemistry in Rostock.
On September 12, 1909, he filed a patent for the manufacture of the world's first synthetic rubber.