BUZÁGA, Aladár von
* 6. 7. 1895, Derencsény, Hungary
† 20. 1. 1962, Budapest, Hungary
chemist
B. studied chemistry at the Technical University in Budapest, and later became a university assistant under István Bugarszky at the second Chair of Chemistry. In 1925, at the invitation of Wolfgang Ostwald, he set off for Leipzig to perfect his colloid chemistry. Together, they worked on Ostwald-B.'s rule of sedimentation and demonstrated the concept of colloid stability in the theory of continuity, which hence bears their name.
From 1928 onwards, B. worked in Berlin for five years under Freundlich, another well-known colloid chemist. Here he began his research into adhesion. After his return, he continued the work of a private assistant professor at the Institute of General Chemistry of the University of Budapest. After that, his research in the field of adsorption and bentonite grew in importance. In 1943, a unique Institute of Colloid Chemistry was established at the university just for him, which he ran until his death.
The Hungarian Academy of Sciences elected B. as its corresponding member in 1938, and as its full member in 1946.
