Paul Walden

Paul Walden was a Russian, Latvian and German chemist known for his work in stereochemistry and history of chemistry. In particular, he discovered Walden's rule, he invented the stereochemical reaction known as Walden inversion and synthesized the first room-temperature ionic liquid, ethylammonium nitrate.

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Who was born first?

• Paul Walden and Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii were born the same year
• Paul Walden and Leo Baekeland were born the same year
• Paul Walden and Charles Martin Hall were born the same year
• Paul Walden and Henry Royce were born the same year
• Paul Walden and André Blondel were born the same year

Timeline

1. André BlondelAugust 28, 1863 – November 15, 1938
2. Charles Martin HallDecember 6, 1863 – December 27, 1914
3. Henry RoyceMarch 27, 1863 – April 22, 1933
4. Leo BaekelandNovember 14, 1863 – February 23, 1944
5. Paul Walden (this page)July 14, 1863 – January 22, 1957
6. Sergei Prokudin-GorskiiAugust 18, 1863 – September 27, 1944

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