Ludwig Ramberg

Ludwig Ramberg
Born	(1874-02-21)21 February 1874 Hälsingborg, Sweden
Died	25 December 1940(1940-12-25) (aged 66) Uppsala, Sweden
Alma mater	University of Lund
Known for	Ramberg-Bäcklund reaction
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	University of Uppsala

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).

Life

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 stayed in Lund until 1918 when he became professor at the University of Uppsala. He retired in 1939 and died in Uppsala 1940.

References

• K. Myrbäck; Finger, Hermann; Ramberg, Ludwig; Zintl, Eduard; Loew, Oscar (1941). "Ludwig Ramberg". Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft. 74 (3): A106–A111. doi:10.1002/cber.19410740322.