Alfred Berthoud
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Alfred Berthoud was a Swiss chemist, professor of chemistry at the University of Neuchâtel
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In 1908 Berthoud became professor of physical chemistry at the University of Neuchâtel, though he continued teaching in secondary schools until he was appointed Professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry at the University in 1925. In 1938 he was made President of the Swiss Chemical Society.
University of Neuchâtel
The University of Neuchâtel is a French-speaking university in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The University has five faculties and more than a dozen institutes, including arts and human sciences, natural sciences, law, economics and theology. The Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences is the largest...
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In 1908 Berthoud became professor of physical chemistry at the University of Neuchâtel, though he continued teaching in secondary schools until he was appointed Professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry at the University in 1925. In 1938 he was made President of the Swiss Chemical Society.
Works
- Les Nouvelles conceptions de la matière et de l'atome, 1923. Translated by EdenEden PaulMaurice Eden Paul, most commonly known simply as Eden Paul was a socialist physician, writer and translator.-Biography:...
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as The new theories of matter and the atom, 1924. - Photochimie, 1928
- Précis de chimie physique, 1939
Further reading
- E. Briner, 'Alfred Berthoud', Helvetica Chimica ActaHelvetica Chimica ActaHelvetica Chimica Acta is a scientific journal founded by the Swiss Chemical Society. It is published by John Wiley & Sons, both in print and online. It publishes papers in all areas of chemistry. The impact factor of this journal is 1.284 ....
22:1 (1939), pp. 1227–38