Georg-Maria Schwab
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Georg-Maria Schwab (pronounced [ˈɡeːɔʁk maˈʁiːa ʃvaːp], Greek: Γεώργιος Σβαμπ; 3 February 1899 – 23 December 1984) was a German-Greek physical chemist recognised for his important contributions in the field of catalysis and the kinetics thereof.[1][2][3][4]
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Born | (1899-02-03)3 February 1899 |
Died | 23 December 1984(1984-12-23) (aged 85) |
Other names | Γεώργιος Σβαμπ (Greek) |
Citizenship | Bavarian |
Alma mater | University of Berlin |
Known for | work on ozone, kinetics of heterogeneous catalysis, catalyst poisoning, inorganic chromatography, physical chemistry and catalysis textbooks |
Spouse | Elly Agallidis (physicist) |
Children | Andreas Josef Schwab Maria Edith Schwab Johanna Monika Schwab |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Physical chemistry, Catalysis, Kinetics |
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Thesis | Über Ozon (1923) |
Doctoral advisor | Ernst Hermann Riesenfeld |
Schwab's early academic career in Berlin and Würzburg (1923–1928) was characterised by meticulous experimental work as a kineticist, before starting his specialisation in heterogeneous catalysis in Munich (1928–1938).[1][2][3][4] Dismissed by Nazi Germany on anti-Semitic grounds, he emigrated to Greece with the help of his future wife Elly Schwab-Agallidis, where together, they continued conducting physico-chemical research (1939–1950).[1][3][4][5] Eventually returning to West Germany in the 1950s, Schwab served as professor of physical chemistry in the University of Munich until retirement (1951–1967).[3][4]