| Authorised form of name | Nernst; Hermann Walther (1864 - 1941) |
| Other forms of name | Walter Hermann |
| Dates | 1864 - 1941 |
| Place of birth | Briesen [Wabrzezno, Germany] |
| Date of birth | 25 June 1864 |
| Place of death | Bad Muskau, Germany |
| Date of death | 18 or 19 November 1941 |
| Research field | Chemistry |
| Activity | Medals and prizes:
Nobel Prize (Chemistry) 1920 |
| Membership category | Foreign Member |
| Date of election | 02/06/1932 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
Authority:
AltName from The Times, 25 June 2001
Obituaries:
Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1942-1944 vol 4 pp 101-112, plate, by Cherwell and F Simon
References:
J S Rowlinson, 'The Third Law', review of D K Barkan, Walther Nernst and the Transition to Modern Physical Science in NR 2000 vol 54 pp 123-124
W van der Kloot, 'April 1915: Five Future Nobel Prize-Winners Inaugurate Weapons Of Mass Destruction And The Academic-Industrial-Military Complex' in NR 2004 vol 58 pp 149-160
Notes:
Year Book of Austrian Academy and DSB give death date as 18 November 1941. |
| Code | NA6583 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MM/17/40 | Postcard from Walther Nernst to Sir Alfred Egerton | 20 July 1939 |
| EC/1932/21 | Nernst, Hermann Walther: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |