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Bergius

American  
[ber-gee-uhs, ber-gee-oos] / ˈbɛr gi əs, ˈbɛr giˌʊs /

noun

  1. Friedrich 1884–1949, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1931.


Bergius British  
/ ˈbɛrɡjʊs /

noun

  1. Friedrich ( Karl Rudolph ) (ˈfriːdrɪç). 1884– 1949, German chemist, who invented a process for producing oil by high-pressure hydrogenation of coal: Nobel prize for chemistry 1931

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In 1931, two Germans, Carl Bosch and Friedrich Bergius, became the first industrial researchers to win in chemistry.

From Nature Oct. 21, 2019

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From Forbes Oct. 15, 2014

Dr. Friedrich Bergius of Germany heated soft coal, hydrogen and a catalyst under heavy pressure.

From Time Magazine Archive

With him was Dr. Bergius himself to report his further wizardry with hydrocarbons.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Elector himself remained in his cabinet and had the court preacher John Bergius called, that he might pray with him and edify him by a few hours' pious conversation.

From The Youth of the Great Elector by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

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