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Ernest Solvay

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Also known as Ernest Gaston Joseph Solvay

Belgian chemist, industrialist, philanthropist (1838-1922)

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Born
1838
Died
1922
Works
14

Top works

  • Die Theorie der Strahlung und der Quanten
  • Comptabilisme et proportionnalisme social
  • Wages and labor pamphlets
  • Le comptabilisme social
  • Note sur des formules l'introduction © l'energ©♭tique physio- et psycho-sociologique

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Works
79
Cited by
26

Research areas

HumanitiesPhilosophySociologyPolitical scienceComputer science

Most cited works

  • Notes sur le productivisme et le comptabilisme1900 · 9 cit
  • Le productivisme social1898 · 4 cit
  • Etude sur le progrès économique et la morale sociale1987 · 2 cit
  • Le programme de l'institut des sciences sociales. Avant-propos1894 · 2 cit
  • Sur le problème du travail dit statique : paradoxes hydrodynamique et électrodynamique1904 · 1 cit

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Quotes

  • There are no limits to what science can explore.
  • The man of the future will be dedicated to individualism.
  • To be in contact with scientists, to become in a small way a scientist myself if possible, perhaps to cast new light on physical phenomena, to be able to uncover what is real and definitive, was my life's great dream.

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Key facts

Born
16 April 1838 ( 1838-04-16 ) , Rebecq , Belgium
Died
26 May 1922 (1922-05-26) (aged 84), Ixelles , Brussels, Belgium
Known for
ammonia-soda process
Fields
chemistry

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Encyclopedic overview

Ernest Gaston Joseph Solvay ( French: [sɔlvɛ]; 16 April 1838 – 26 May 1922) was a Belgian chemist, industrialist and philanthropist.

Biography

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