Friedrich Paneth Scientist

Friedrich Adolf Paneth (31 August 1887 – 17 September 1958) was an Austrian-born British chemist. Fleeing the Nazis, he escaped to Britain, becoming a British citizen in 1939, but later returned to Germany to become director of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in 1953. He was considered the greatest authority of his time on volatile hydrides and also made important contributions to the study of the stratosphere.

Personal facts

Birth date	August 31, 1887
Birth place	Austria-Hungary , Vienna
Date of death	September 17, 1958
Place of death	Germany , Mainz , West Germany
Education	University of Vienna