Otto Ambros (* 19. May 1901 in pasture, "† 23. July 1990 in Mannheim) be a German chemist.

After its graduation with the Richard he worked starting from 1936 at the industrial union colors in the main committee "“powder and explosives"”, "“special committee C"” on the development of chemical agents. He is discoverer after him and its colleagues designated sarin and soman. 1937 it occurred the NSDAP and was from 1938 to the end of war 1945 member of the board of the industrial union colors. 1944 were lent to it for it the knight cross of the war Distinguished Service Cross.

1948 was condemned it and walter dry field during the industrial union color process as chief executives for what happened in KZ Auschwitz III mono joke with the forced laborers, to 8 years prison. 1952 it became after only three years prematurely from the detention to dismiss.

After its release it had numerous supervisory board posts innne: Chemistry Pintsch Bamag, Knoll, Feldmuehle, Telefunken. He was in addition an advisor of Friedrich repairs and the American company W entangled into an asbestos scandal. R. Grace and company.

Literature

• Biographies of the accused in: HEINE, Jens Ulrich: Understanding & fate: The men of the I.G. dye industry A.G. (1925-1945) in 161 Kurzbiographien: Weinheim: VCH, 1990
• Industrial union colors of executive committees and after 1945 ago http://www.nadir.org/nadir/periodika/jungle_world/_98/48/16a.htm

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