Professor Ion A. Atanasiu (25 September 1894 – 19 December 1978) was the founder of the

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School of

Electrochemistry Electrochemistry is the branch of physical chemistry concerned with the relationship between electrical potential difference, as a measurable and quantitative phenomenon, and identifiable chemical change, with the potential difference as an outco ...

and the first to teach this subject in

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. He is known as the originator of

cerimetry Cerimetry or cerimetric titration, also known as cerate oximetry, is a method of volumetric chemical analysis developed by Ion Atanasiu. It is a redox titration in which an iron(II)–1,10-phenanthroline complex (ferroin) color change indicates the ...

, an analytical method based on

Cerium Cerium is a chemical element with the symbol Ce and atomic number 58. Cerium is a soft, ductile, and silvery-white metal that tarnishes when exposed to air. Cerium is the second element in the lanthanide series, and while it often shows the +3 o ...

(IV) as titration

reagent In chemistry, a reagent ( ) or analytical reagent is a substance or compound added to a system to cause a chemical reaction, or test if one occurs. The terms ''reactant'' and ''reagent'' are often used interchangeably, but reactant specifies a ...

Works

I. Atanasiu, G. Facsko Electrochimie.Principii teoretice 1958

References

Biography of Prof. Atanasiu by Em. Bratu and A. Calusaru in ''Rev. Roum. Chim.,'' 1980, 25, pp. 3–7. Romanian chemists 1894 births 1978 deaths Corresponding members of the Romanian Academy Members of the Romanian Academy of Sciences {{Chemist-stub