Ludwig Mond FRS was a German-born British chemist and industrialist. He discovered an important, previously unknown, class of compounds called metal carbonyls. Wikipedia
Born: March 7, 1839, Kassel, Germany
Died: December 11, 1909 (age 70 years), The Regent's Park, London, United Kingdom
Spouse: Frieda Löwenthal (m. 1866–1909)
Grandchildren: Henry Mond, 2nd Baron Melchett, Rosalind Jean Nora Mond, Frieda Helen Mond, and more
Children: Robert Mond and Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett
Parents: Henrietta Levinsohn and Meyer Bär Mond
Known for: Commercial use of the Solvay process; Discovery of nickel carbonyl; Mond gas; Mond process