INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY

History

The Institute was established in 1861. Károly Than, the founder of scientific chemistry in Hungary, was the first director of the Institute. Many of his followers in that position became internationally recognized scientists, e.g., Lajos Winkler (classical analytical chemistry, water analysis), Gyula Gróh (self-diffusion of lead, research of proteins), Aladár Buzágh (colloid chemistry, theory of continuity), László Szebellédy (analytical chemistry, coulometric titrimetry and catalytic chronometry), Győző Bruckner (organic chemistry, peptide compounds), Tibor Erdey-Grúz (electrochemistry, kinetics of electrode reactions).