Paul Nikolai Kogerman | |
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Born | |
Died | 27 July 1951 | (aged 59)
Citizenship | Estonian |
Alma mater | University of Tartu Imperial College London ETH Zurich |
Known for | Research in oil shale |
Awards | Légion d'honneur (1927) Order of the White Star (1938) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemist |
Institutions | University of Tartu Tallinn University of Technology |
Paul Nikolai Kogerman (5 December [O.S. 23 November] 1891 in Tallinn – 27 July 1951 in Tallinn) was an Estonian chemist and founder of modern research in oil shale.
Paul Kogerman was born into a family of gas factory worker (and former sailor). He went to an elementary school in 1901–1904 and a town school in 1904–1908. After town school Kogerman earned a living by teaching in church manors near Tallinn.[1] In 1913, he was graduated from the Alexander Gymnasium in Tallinn (Reval) as an extern. Starting in 1913, he studied at the University of Tartu, graduating from its Department of Chemistry in 1918.[1][2] In the Estonian War of Independence he fought in a unit of Tallinn teachers.[1] In 1919–1920 he got a state scholarship to study at the Imperial College London.[1][2] In May 1921 he was given a qualification of chemical technologist by the University of London and in 1922 he received the degree of Master of Sciences.[1]