- Peter Waage
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name = Peter Waage
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caption =Guldberg and Waage
birth_date =June 29 ,1833
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death_date =January 13 ,1900
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nationality = Norwegian
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field =chemistry
work_institutions =University of Oslo
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known_for =law of mass action
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footnotes =Peter Waage (
June 29 ,1833 –January 13 ,1900 ) was a significant Norwegianchemist and professor at theUniversity of Oslo . Along withCato Guldberg , he co-discovered and developed thelaw of mass action between 1864 and 1879.He grew up in
Hidra . He was chairman of theNorwegian Polytechnic Society from 1868 to 1869, and the first chairman of the Norwegian branch of theYMCA when it was established in 1880.Publications
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*- English translation of Waage and Guldberg's 1864 paper (above)
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