Science · 1876–1954
Otto Diels — Age & Birthday
Born: 23 January 1876 · Died: 7 March 1954 · Age at death: 78
How old was Otto Diels when he died?
Otto Diels died aged 78. He was born on 23 January 1876 and died on 7 March 1954.
German chemist who shared a Nobel Prize for discovering the Diels-Alder reaction
Did you know?His discovery became a fundamental tool in organic chemistry, used widely in the manufacture of medicines and synthetic materials.
Otto Paul Hermann Diels (German:; 23 January 1876 – 7 March 1954) was a German chemist. His most notable work was done with Kurt Alder on the Diels–Alder reaction, a method for cyclohexene synthesis.
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- Age at death
- 78
- Would be
- 150
- Years since death
- 72
- Born
- January 23, 1876 · Hamburg, Germany
- Died
- March 7, 1954
- Nationality
- German
- Known for
- Science
Family
- Father
- Hermann Diels
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