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Johannes Diderik van der Waals
Dutch physicist (1837–1923).
Born November 23rd, 1837 in Leiden.
Died March 8th, 1923 at 85 years old in Amsterdam.
Occupations
chemist, mathematician, physicist, theoretical physicist, university teacher
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