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The article reports on the history of electrochemistry in East Germany before the 1990 levels (Wilhelm Ostwald, Max Le Blanc and other). In particular, discusses the life and work of the Dresden electrochemist Kurt Schwabe (1905–1983). He founded a well-known scientific school of electrochemistry. From her many successful electrochemists have emerged. Schwabe himself has particularly worked in the fields of pH measurement, corrosion and concentrated electrolytes. From him originate more than 500 publications on electrochemistry and physical chemistry. His famous book “pH measurement” was translated into several languages.
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Kaden, H. (2015). Electrochemistry in Saxony, East Germany, Before 1989: Kurt Schwabe in Dresden and Meinsberg. In: Scholz, F. (eds) Electrochemistry in a Divided World. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21221-0_15
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