# Jaroslav Heyrovský

_Czech chemist (1890-1967)_

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> Jaroslav Heyrovský was a Czech chemist and inventor who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1959 for his invention of polarography.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 20 December 1890 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157701#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Prague ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157701#P19))
- **Died:** 27 March 1967 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157701#P570))
- **Place of death:** Prague ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157701#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Czechoslovakia ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157701#P27))
- **Occupation:** chemist; physicist; inventor; teacher; scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157701#P106))
- **Education:** University College London; Akademické gymnázium Štěpánská; Charles University; Sorbonne; Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157701#P69))
- **Spouse:** Marie Kořánová ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157701#P26))
- **Awards:** Klement Gottwald State Prize; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; doctor honoris causa from the University of Aix-Marseille; doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; honorary doctor of the University of Vienna; Order of the Republic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157701#P166))

## Questions

**When was Jaroslav Heyrovský born?**  
Jaroslav Heyrovský was born on 20 December 1890 in Prague.

**Where did Jaroslav Heyrovský study?**  
Jaroslav Heyrovský was educated at University College London, Akademické gymnázium Štěpánská, Charles University, Sorbonne.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Jaroslav Heyrovský](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaroslav_Heyrovsk%C3%BD) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q157701](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157701) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Heyrovsky Jaroslav.jpg by archiv ÚFCH J.Heyrovského AV ČR, v.v.i. (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heyrovsky_Jaroslav.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

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