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November 14, 1863
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February 23, 1944
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00000000812458270
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Leo Baekeland (born November 14, 1863, in Ghent, Belgium, died February 23, 1944, in Beacon, New York) was a chemist, engineer, and photographer who held citizenship in both Belgium and the United States. He studied at Ghent University. Baekeland is widely recognized for his creation of Bakelite, a type of plastic that was a groundbreaking material in the early 1900s. In 1978, he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
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