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Also Known As Carl Wilhelm Wolfgang Ostwald
Born May 27, 1883 • Riga • Latvia
Died November 22, 1943 (aged 60) • Dresden • Germany
Notable Family Members father Wilhelm Ostwald
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Ira Remsen
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Robert Schumann
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Wilhelm Streitberg
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Claude Joseph Goldsmid Montefiore
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