Carl Bosch

Carl Bosch
Carl Bosch
Born	27 August 1874; Cologne, German Empire
Died	26 April 1940 (aged 65); Heidelberg, Germany
Education	Technical University of Berlin; Leipzig University
Known for	Bosch reaction; Bosch–Meiser urea process; Haber–Bosch process
Awards	Liebig Medal (1919); Werner von Siemens Ring (1924); Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1931); Wilhelm Exner Medal (1932); Goethe Prize (1939);
	Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	BASF, IG Farben
Doctoral advisor	Johannes Wislicenus
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Carl Bosch (German pronunciation: [kaʁl ˈbɔʃ] ^ⓘ; 27 August 1874 – 26 April 1940) was a German chemist and engineer and Nobel Laureate in Chemistry. He was a pioneer in the field of high-pressure industrial chemistry and founder of IG Farben, at one point the world's largest chemical company.

He also developed the Haber–Bosch process, important for the large-scale synthesis of fertilizers and explosives. It is estimated that one-third of annual global food production uses ammonia from the Haber–Bosch process, and that this supports nearly half of the world's population.

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