FAQ About Fritz Haber
What was Fritz Haber's early life like?
Fritz Haber was born on December 9, 1868, in Breslau, Prussia. He came from a well-to-do Jewish family and later converted to Protestantism. Haber studied at the University of Heidelberg, the Humboldt University of Berlin, and the University of Karlsruhe, where he began his career in chemistry. His early work focused on thermodynamics, but he later shifted his focus to industrial chemistry, which ultimately led to his breakthrough with ammonia synthesis.
