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Alfred Berthoud (1874–1939) was a Swiss chemist, professor of chemistry at the
University of Neuchâtel The University of Neuchâtel (UniNE) is a French-speaking university based in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The university has four faculties (schools) and more than a dozen institutes, including arts and human sciences, natural sciences, law and eco ...
. 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.W. E. Berger, 'Obituary: Alfred Berthoud', ''
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'', January 1940


Works

* ''Les Nouvelles conceptions de la matière et de l'atome'', 1923. Translated by Eden and Cedar Paul as ''The new theories of matter and the atom'', 1924. * ''Photochimie'', 1928 * ''Précis de chimie physique'', 1939


References


Further reading

* E. Briner, 'Alfred Berthoud', ''
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'' 22:1 (1939), pp. 1227–38 1874 births 1939 deaths Swiss chemists Academic staff of the University of Neuchâtel {{Switzerland-scientist-stub