Wilhelm Ostwald
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1909.
Born: 2, Sep, 1853, Riga, Russian Empire (now Latvia)
Died: 4, Apr, 1932, Leipzig, Germany
Prize motivation: "in recognition of his work on catalysis and for his investigations into the fundamental principles governing chemical equilibria and rates of reaction"
Affiliation at the time of the award: Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
Prize share: 1/1