1863 - 1944
Leo Baekeland American Inventor
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Details
| First Name |
Leo
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| Last Name |
Baekeland
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| Birthday |
14th November, 1863
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| Birthplace |
Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium
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| Died |
23rd February, 1944
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| Place of Death |
Beacon, New York, US
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| Buried |
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York, USA
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
chemist/inventor
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| Occupation |
Inventor
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Leo Hendrik Baekeland FRSE(Hon) (November 14, 1863 – February 23, 1944) was a Belgian chemist. He is best known for the inventions of Velox photographic paper in 1893 and Bakelite in 1907. He has been called "The Father of the Plastics Industry" for his invention of Bakelite, an inexpensive, nonflammable and versatile plastic, which marked the beginning of the modern plastics industry.
