| Date of Birth | 19-February-1859 | |
| Place of Birth |
Vik (Norway, Sogn og Fjordane) |
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| Nationality | Sweden | |
| Profession | Chemist, Astronomer, Scientist, Physicist | |
| Svante August Arrhenius was a Swedish scientist, originally a physicist, but often referred to as a chemist, and one of the founders of the science of physical chemistry. He received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1903 and in 1905 became director of the Nobel Institute where he remained until his death. The Arrhenius equation, Arrhenius definition of an acid, lunar crater Arrhenius and the Arrhenius Labs at Stockholm University are named after him. | ||
Awards by Svante Arrhenius |
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