Leo Baekeland

Leo Hendrik Baekeland was a Belgian chemist. Educated in Belgium and Germany, he spent most of his career in the United States. He is best known for the inventions of Velox photographic paper in 1893, and Bakelite in 1907.

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Who was born first?

• Leo Baekeland and Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii were born the same year
• Leo Baekeland and Henry Royce were born the same year
• Leo Baekeland and André Blondel were born the same year
• Leo Baekeland and Vladimir Steklov were born the same year
• Leo Baekeland and Paul Héroult were born the same year

Timeline

1. André BlondelAugust 28, 1863 – November 15, 1938
2. Henry RoyceMarch 27, 1863 – April 22, 1933
3. Leo Baekeland (this page)November 14, 1863 – February 23, 1944
4. Paul HéroultApril 10, 1863 – May 9, 1914
5. Sergei Prokudin-GorskiiAugust 18, 1863 – September 27, 1944
6. Vladimir SteklovDecember 28, 1863 – May 30, 1926

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