Otto Wichterle
Otto Wichterle (1913–1998) was a Czech chemist, politician and inventor.
Overview
Born at Prostějov in 1913, died at Stražisko in 1998.
In detail
Otto Wichterle studied at Czech Technical University in Prague. the recorded working language is Czech.
The field of work recorded is polymer chemistry.
Employment is recorded with Czech Technical University in Prague. Positions recorded include member of the Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia. Membership is recorded of German Academy of Sciences at Berlin.
Works named in the authority record are contact lens.
Work by Otto Wichterle is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art.
Distinctions recorded are Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, class III, National Inventors Hall of Fame, R. W. Wood Prize and honorary citizen of Prague.
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