When was Hermann Staudinger born?

Hermann Staudinger was born on 23 March 1881 in Worms.

Where did Hermann Staudinger study?

Hermann Staudinger was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, ETH Zurich, Technical University of Darmstadt.

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Hermann Staudinger

German chemist, winner of the 1953 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1881–1965)

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Hermann Staudinger (German: [ˈhɛʁman ˈʃtaʊ̯dɪŋɐ] ; 23 March 1881 – 8 September 1965) was a German organic chemist who demonstrated the existence of macromolecules, which he characterized as polymers. For this work he received the 1953 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Born: 23 March 1881 wd
Place of birth: Worms wd
Died: 8 September 1965 wd
Place of death: Freiburg im Breisgau wd
Citizenship: Germany wd
Occupation: chemist, engineer, university teacher, organic chemist, polymer chemist wd
Education: Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, ETH Zurich, Technical University of Darmstadt wd
Spouse: Magda Staudinger, Dora Staudinger wd

Awards wd

Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille (1962)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1953)
Emil Fischer Medal (1930)
Fresenius Prize (1930)
Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg (1959)
honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (1953)
honorary citizen of Freiburg im Breisgau (1954)

About

He is also known for his discovery of ketenes and of the Staudinger reaction. Staudinger, together with Leopold Ružička, also elucidated the molecular structures of pyrethrin I and II in the 1920s, enabling the development of pyrethroid insecticides in the 1960s and 1970s.

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When was Hermann Staudinger born?: Hermann Staudinger was born on 23 March 1881 in Worms.
Where did Hermann Staudinger study?: Hermann Staudinger was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, ETH Zurich, Technical University of Darmstadt.

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