Toch, Maximilian, 1864-1946

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Name (Latin)
Toch, Maximilian, 1864-1946
Date of birth
1864-07-17
Date of death
1946-05-28
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 262192489
Wikidata: Q6795732
Library of congress: nr2006015917
Sources of Information

Wikipedia description:

Maximilian Toch (July 17, 1864 – May 28, 1946) was an American paint manufacturer and industrial chemist who developed a concrete filler method that was used in the construction of the Panama Canal. He was the co-owner of the New York firms Toch Brothers and the Standard Varnish Works, where he was head of research and production. Before and during World War I, he was a major contributor to the development of ship camouflage in the United States, as well as an early practitioner of the use of chemistry in the authentication of works of art.

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