What is Carl Bosch?
[[File:Carl Bosch.jpg|thumb|Carl Bosch in 1929]] '''Carl Bosch''' was a [[Germany|German]] [[chemist]]. He developed the [[Haber-Bosch process]] which allows the production of [[Ammonia]]. [[BASF]] developed a procedure to industrially produce [[fertilizer]]s on the base of [[nitrogen]]. These fertilizers can be produced with the Haber-Bosch process. Today, Nitrogen-based fertilizers are commonly used to help food production in the world. Carl Bosch was also a diplomat: He had a big influence on the [[Treaty of Versailles]], which ended the [[First world war|First World War]]. He also worked to find a solutions about finding ways to end hunger after the war. Between 1919 and 1925 he was the head of BASF. later he became involved with I.G. Farben, a chemical company he founded. At that time, [[I.G. Farben]] was the biggest chemical company in the world. In 1931, Bosch was awarded the [[Nobel Prize for Chemistry]], for his work in high-pressure chemistry, together with [[Friedrich Bergius]]. In 1937, he followed [[Max Planck]] as the head of the [[Kaiser Wilhelm Society]]. Because of the political situation in Germany, Bosch developed [[Depression (mental illness)|depression]]. In 1939, he tried to [[Suicide|commit suicide]], but failed. He died a year later, in [[Heidelberg]]. {{Nobelprize|Chemistry}} {{Nobel Prize in Chemistry}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bosch, Carl}} [[Category:1874 births]] [[Category:1940 deaths]] [[Category:German chemists]] [[Category:German businesspeople]] [[Category:German Nobel Prize winners]] [[Category:Scientists from Cologne]]