The Reverend Julius Aloysius Arthur Nieuwland CSC | |
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Ordination | 1903 |
Personal details | |
Born | Hansbeke, Belgium | 14 February 1878
Died | 11 June 1936 Indiana, United States of America | (aged 58)
Buried | Cedar Grove Cemetery near Notre Dame |
Alma mater | University 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.