Bergius

[ ber-gee-uhs; German ber-gee-oos ]

noun

1. Frie·drich [free, -drik, free, -d, r, i, kh], 1884–1949, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1931.

Bergius

/ ˈbɛrɡjʊs /

noun

1. BergiusFriedrich (Karl Rudolph)18841949MGermanSCIENCE: chemist Friedrich ( Karl Rudolph ) (ˈfriːdrɪç). 1884– 1949, German chemist, who invented a process for producing oil by high-pressure hydrogenation of coal: Nobel prize for chemistry 1931