Julius Nieuwland

The Reverend

Julius Aloysius Arthur Nieuwland CSC
Young Julius Nieuwland
Orders
Ordination1903
Personal details
Born(1878-02-14)14 February 1878
Hansbeke, Belgium
Died11 June 1936(1936-06-11) (aged 58)
Indiana, United States of America
BuriedCedar Grove Cemetery near Notre Dame
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame, The Catholic University of America

Julius Aloysius Arthur Nieuwland, CSC, (14 February 1878 – 11 June 1936) was a Belgian-born Holy Cross priest and professor of chemistry and botany at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. He is known for his contributions to acetylene research and its use as the basis for one type of synthetic rubber, which eventually led to the invention of neoprene by DuPont.

Fr. Julius Nieuwland in his laboratory