!!!Mark, Hermann b. Vienna, May 3, 1895, d. Austin (USA), April 6, 1992, chemist. 1932 to 1938 Professor at the University of Vienna, emigrated to the USA in 1938. Founded the "Polymer Institute" in New York and invented polymerization (combination of similar molecules into polymers), thus creating the preconditions for the production of synthetic materials (e.g. PVC). %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Mark,_Hermann|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]