Carl Auer von Welsbach, Prof. Dr.

1.9.1858 – 4.8.1929
born in Vienna, Austria died in Mölbling, Austria

Chemist, inventor, entrepreneur, discoverer of the four chemical elements neodymium, praseodymium, ytterbium and lutetium, inventor of the incandescent mantle in the gas light ("Auerlicht"), the metal filament lamp and the igniter ("Auermetall")

Honors

Ehrung Titel Datierung Fakultät
Room Name Carl Auer von Welsbach-Hörsaal 2010 Faculty of Chemistry
  • Chemistry
  • Faculty of Philosophy

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