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Fritz Hofmann
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Intro | German chemist |
A.K.A. | Fritz Hofmann |
Was | Chemist Engineer Pharmacist Scientist Inventor |
From | Germany |
Field | Business Engineering Healthcare Science |
Gender | male |
Birth | 2 November 1866, Kölleda, Germany |
Death | 22 October 1956, Hanover, Germany (aged 90 years) |
Star sign | Scorpio |
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Biography

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.
Honors
- In 1912, Hofmann received the Emil Fischer Medal from the German Chemical Society for his research on synthetic rubber.
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