Ludwig Ramberg | |
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Born |
Hälsingborg, Sweden |
21 February 1874
Died | 25 December 1940 Uppsala, Sweden |
(aged 66)
Residence | Sweden |
Nationality | Swedish |
Institutions | University of Uppsala |
Alma mater | University of Lund |
Doctoral students | Birger Bäcklund |
Known for | Ramberg-Bäcklund reaction |
Ludwig Ramberg (21 February 1874 – 25 December 1940) was the Swedish chemist who discovered in 1940 the Ramberg-Bäcklund reaction, together with his student Birger Bäcklund (2 May 1908 – 21 January 1997).
Ramberg was born in the Swedish city of Helsingborg and studied at the University of Lund, where he received his Ph.D in 1902. He staid in Lund until 1918 when he became professor at the University of Uppsala. He retired in 1939 and died in Uppsala 1940.