Dr leo hendrik baekeland biography channel
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Leo Hendrik Baekeland
| American chemist and inventor Date of Birth: Country: USA |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Career in Photography
- The Invention of Bakelite
- Later Years and Eccentricity
Early Life and Education
Leo Hendrik Baekeland was born on November 14, , in Ghent, Belgium, to a shoemaker and a maid.
Leo Hendrik Baekeland was born in Belgium, in the Flemish city of Ghent,on November 14th He was a son of Charles and Rosalie (Merchie) Baekeland, a.
He graduated with honors from the Ghent Municipal Technical School (GMTS) and received a scholarship from his hometown to study chemistry at Ghent University, where he earned his doctorate (summa cum laude) at the age of only
Career in Photography
After working as an adjunct professor of chemistry, Baekeland married Celine Sworst, the daughter of his department head, and traveled to New York City for his honeymoon.
There, he met Richard Anthony of the photo materials company E.&H.T. Anthony and Company. Inspired by his invention of a photo-developing process using water instead of other chemicals, Baekeland decided to move to America, where Anthony