Died 1947-12-17.
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Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted was a Danish physical chemist who is best known for developing the Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory; he developed the theory at the same time as Martin Lowry.
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science · Danish physical chemist (1879–1947) · chemist · university teacher · physicist · also Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted, Johannes Brönsted, Brønsted
Born 22 February 1879 · Died 17 December 1947 · Q180142
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Died 1947-12-17.
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But he was too ill to take his seat and died shortly after the election
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Brønsted was a visiting professor at Yale University
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Recognized that acid–base reactions involved the transfer of a proton, from the acid (proton donor) to the base (proton acceptor)
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Became an assistant at the Chemical Institute and obtained his doctoral degree in 1908
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Brønsted began his studies as a chemical engineer at the Polytechnic Institute in
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Born 1879-02-22.
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