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Ben Feringa

Dutch Nobel laureate in chemistry

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Bernard Lucas "Ben" Feringa is a Dutch synthetic organic chemist who specializes in molecular nanotechnology and homogeneous catalysis. He is the Jacobus van 't Hoff Distinguished Professor of Molecular Sciences at the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen; and an Academy professor of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Feringa's research on molecular machines was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Jean-Pierre Sauvage.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Barger-Compascuum wd
Citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands wd
Occupation
chemist, university teacher, photochemist wd
Education
University of Groningen wd
Official website
benferinga.com wd

Awards wd

  • Spinoza Prize (2004)
  • Organic Stereochemistry Award (2011)
  • Prelog Medal and Lecture (2005)
  • Körber European Science Prize (2003)
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2016)
  • Humboldt Prize (2012)
  • Tetrahedron Prize (2016)
  • James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry (2007)
  • August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal (2016)
  • Cino Del Duca Science Prize (2012)
  • Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (2016)
  • Centenary Prize (2017)
  • Chirality Medal (2009)
  • honorary doctorate of the University of Santiago de Compostela (2019)
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (2020)

Questions

When was Ben Feringa born?
Ben Feringa was born on 18 May 1951 in Barger-Compascuum.
Where did Ben Feringa study?
Ben Feringa was educated at University of Groningen.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Ben Feringa · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q3259614 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: FeringaWiki.jpg by Wybe (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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