Rudolf Wegscheider

Rudolf Wegscheider
Rudolf Wegscheider
Born	(1859-10-18)18 October 1859 Großbetschkerek, Austrian Empire (now Zrenjanin, Serbia)
Died	8 January 1935(1935-01-08) (aged 75) Vienna, Austria
Nationality	Austrian
Alma mater	University of Vienna
Awards	Lieben Prize (1905)
Scientific career
Fields	Chemist
Institutions	University of Vienna
Doctoral advisor	Ludwig Barth zu Barthenau

Rudolf Wegscheider (18 October 1859 – 8 January 1935) was an Austrian chemist of Banat Swabian origin. Wegscheider studied chemistry and was the founder of the Austrian School of Chemistry. He taught at the University of Vienna, and from 1902 to 1931 he was departmental Chair. He was the chairman of the association of Austrian chemists from 1904 to 1929. R. Wegscheider introduced the principle of detailed balance for chemical kinetics.

Awards

• Lieben Prize, 1905
• Wilhelm Exner Medal, 1923

References

• A. Skrabal (1934). "Rudolf Wegscheider". Monatshefte für Chemie. 65 (1): 268–274. doi:10.1007/BF01522068.