Rudolf Wegscheider (18 October 1859 – 8 January 1935) was an Austrian

chemist A chemist (from Greek ''chēm(ía)'' alchemy; replacing ''chymist'' from Medieval Latin ''alchemist'') is a graduated scientist trained in the study of chemistry, or an officially enrolled student in the field. Chemists study the composition of ...

of Banat Swabian origin. Wegscheider studied chemistry and was the founder of the Austrian School of Chemistry. He taught at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (, ) is a public university, public research university in Vienna, Austria. Founded by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Duke Rudolph IV in 1365, it is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and among the largest ...

, 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

* Austrian chemists People from Zrenjanin 1859 births 1935 deaths Academic staff of the University of Vienna Banat Swabians University of Vienna alumni Scientists from Vienna 20th-century Austrian chemists Chemists from Austria-Hungary {{chemist-stub