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Leo Baekeland

Born on November 14, 1863

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Leo Hendrik Baekeland ( BAYK-land; Dutch:; November 14, 1863 – February 23, 1944) was a Belgian chemist. Educated in Belgium and Germany, he spent most of his career in the United States.

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