Geoffrey Wilkinson
English chemist and Nobel prize winner, 1921–1996 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson FRS[1] (14 July 1921 – 26 September 1996) was a Nobel laureate English chemist who pioneered inorganic chemistry and homogeneous transition metal catalysis.[6][7]
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Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson | |
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Born | (1921-07-14)14 July 1921 Todmorden, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Died | 26 September 1996(1996-09-26) (aged 75) London, England |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Imperial College London (PhD) |
Known for | Homogeneous transition metal catalysis |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Inorganic chemistry |
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Thesis | Some physico-chemical observations on hydrolysis in the homogeneous vapour phase (1946) |
Doctoral advisor | Henry Vincent Aird Briscoe[2] |
Other academic advisors | Glenn T. Seaborg (post doctoral advisor) |
Doctoral students | |
Other notable students | Richard A. Andersen (postdoc) |
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