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Otto Diels

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Also known as Otto Paul Hermann Diels

German chemist (1876–1954)

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Otto Diels (1876–1954) was a German chemist and university teacher. Born in Hamburg and dying in Kiel, he worked at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Kiel University. He was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin under doctoral advisor Emil Fischer. His doctoral students included Karl Wilhelm Rosenmund and Kurt Alder.

Diels received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He was nominated for the award and is recognized in the Nobel Laureates collection and the Nobel Chemistry collection. He was a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony.

He spoke German and was described by the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. His father was Hermann Diels, and his siblings were Ludwig Diels and Paul Diels. He had an Erdős number of 7.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1950

    “for their discovery and development of the diene synthesis”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Otto
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Hamburg
Place of death
Kiel
Father
Hermann Diels
Sibling
Paul Diels
Occupation
university teacher
Educated at
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Employer
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Languages spoken
German
Doctoral advisor
Emil Fischer
Student of
Emil Fischer
Doctoral student
Kurt Alder
Field of work
chemistry
Image
Otto Paul Hermann Diels.jpg
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date of birth
1876-01-23
date of death
1954-03-07
Commons category
Otto Diels
member of
Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony
Erdős number
7
described by source
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
name in native language
Otto Diels
P8168
Diversidoris
interested in
chemistry
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Encyclopedic overview

Otto Paul Hermann Diels ( German pronunciation: [ˈɔto ˈdiːls] ; 23 January 1876 – 7 March 1954) was a German chemist. His most notable work was done with Kurt Alder on the Diels–Alder reaction, a method for cyclohexene synthesis. The pair was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1950 for their work. Their method of synthesizing cyclic organic compounds proved valuable for the manufacture of synthetic rubber and plastic. He completed his education at the University of Berlin, where he later worked. Diels was employed at the University of Kiel when he completed his Nobel Prize-winning work, and remained there until he retired in 1945. Diels was married, with five children.

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