S. P. L. Sørensen

Søren Sørensen
S. P. L. Sørensen
Born(1868-01-09)9 January 1868
Died12 February 1939(1939-02-12) (aged 71)
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen
Known forpH
SpouseMargrethe Høyrup Sørensen
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsCarlsberg Laboratory
Doctoral advisorSophus Mads Jørgensen
Notable studentsKaj Ulrik Linderstrøm-Lang (postdoc)
Edwin Joseph Cohn (postdoc)

Søren Peter Lauritz Sørensen (9 January 1868 12 February 1939) was a Danish chemist, known for the introduction of the concept of pH, a scale for measuring acidity and alkalinity.