Herbert Freundlich Scientist

Herbert Max Finlay Freundlich ForMemRS(28 January 1880 in Charlottenburg – 30 March 1941 in Minneapolis) was a German chemist.His father was Jewish descendable German, and his mother (Finlay) was from Scotland. His younger brother was Erwin Finlay Freundlich (1885–1964)He was director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry from 1919 until his forced retirement in 1933. His most prominent student was Robert Havemann who became a well known colloid chemist of the German Democratic Republic.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 28, 1880
Birth place
Charlottenburg
Date of deathMarch 30, 1941
Place of death
Minneapolis

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