Friedrich Bergius, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Friedrich Bergius

German chemist

Date of Birth: 11-Oct-1884

Place of Birth: Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 30-Mar-1949

Profession: chemist, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Friedrich Karl Rudolf Bergius (11 October 1884 – 30 March 1949) was a German chemist known for the Bergius process for producing synthetic fuel from coal, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1931, together with Carl Bosch) in recognition of contributions to the invention and development of chemical high-pressure methods.
Having worked with IG Farben during World War II, his citizenship came into question following the war, causing him to ultimately flee to Argentina, where he acted as adviser to the Ministry of Industry.Bergius was born near Breslau (Wroclaw), within the German Empire's Prussian Province of Silesia.