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Théophile de Donder

Théophile de Donder
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Théophile Ernest De Donder was a Belgian mathematician, physicist and chemist famous for his work in developing correlations between the Newtonian concept of chemical affinity and the Gibbsian concept of free energy.

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  1. Charles Greeley AbbotMay 31, 1872 – December 17, 1973
  2. Heber Doust CurtisJune 27, 1872 – January 9, 1942
  3. Mikhail TsvetMay 14, 1872 – June 26, 1919
  4. Paul LangevinJanuary 23, 1872 – December 19, 1946
  5. Théophile de Donder (this page)August 19, 1872 – May 11, 1957
  6. Willem de SitterMay 6, 1872 – November 20, 1934

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