George de Hevesy
Hungarian radiochemist (1885–1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Charles de Hevesy (born György Bischitz; Hungarian: Hevesy György Károly; German: Georg Karl von Hevesy; 1 August 1885 – 5 July 1966) was a Hungarian radiochemist and Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate, recognized in 1943 for his key role in the development of radioactive tracers to study chemical processes such as in the metabolism of animals. He also co-discovered the element hafnium.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
"de Hevesy" redirects here. For the asteroid, see 10444 de Hevesy.
The native form of this personal name is Hevesy György Károly. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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Born | György Bischitz (1885-08-01)1 August 1885 |
Died | 5 July 1966(1966-07-05) (aged 80) |
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Education | University of Budapest Technical University of Berlin University of Freiburg |
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Spouse |
Pia Riis (m. 1924) |
Children | 4 |
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Awards | Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1943) Copley Medal (1949) Faraday Lectureship Prize (1950) Atoms for Peace Award (1958) Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
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Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | Ghent University University of Budapest Niels Bohr Institute ETH Zürich University of Freiburg University of Manchester Stefan Meyer Institute for Subatomic Physics |
Doctoral advisor | Georg Franz Julius Meyer |
Other academic advisors | Fritz Haber Ernest Rutherford |
Doctoral students | Rolf Hosemann Johann Böhm |
Other notable students | Erika Cremer (postdoc) |
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