Gustav Heinrich Johann Apollon Tammann

Gustav Heinrich Johann Apollon Tammann was a prominent chemistphysicist of Estonian and BalticGerman descent who made important contributions in the fields of glassy and solid solutions, heterogeneous equilibria, crystallization, and metallurgy.

Tamman was born in Yamburg . His father, Heinrich Tammann was of Estonian peasant origin and his mother, Matilda Schnmann, was of German origin. Tamman graduated from University of Dorpat in chemistry. He came to Gttingen University in 1903 where he established the first Institute of Inorganic Chemistry in Germany. In 1908 he was appointed director of the PhysicoChemical Institute. His interests focused on the physics and physical chemistry of metals and alloys . In 1925 Tammann was awarded Liebig Medal. OnMay 1936, Tammann was awarded the shield of nobility of the German Empire , with dedication The Doyen of German Metallurgy. Tammann died in Gttingen at age 77.

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