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Jean-Marie Lehn

French chemist

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Jean-Marie Pierre Lehn is a French chemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry together with Donald Cram and Charles Pedersen in 1987 for his synthesis of cryptands. Lehn was an early innovator in the field of supramolecular chemistry, i.e., the chemistry of host–guest molecular assemblies created by intermolecular interactions, and continues to innovate in this field. He described the process by which molecules recognize each other. Drugs, for example, "know" which cell to destroy and which to let live. According to information provided by Lehn to the Nobel Foundation in January 2006, his group had published 790 peer-reviewed articles in chemistry literature by then.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Rosheim wd
Citizenship
France wd
Occupation
chemist, professor, university teacher, researcher wd
Education
University of Strasbourg, Harvard University wd

Awards wd

  • Officer of the National Order of Merit (1993)
  • Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms (1989)
  • CNRS Gold medal (1981)
  • Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order (1990)
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1987)
  • Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (2014)
  • Onsager Medal (2015)
  • Humboldt Research Fellowship
  • Karl Ziegler Prize (1989)
  • Lavoisier Medal (1997)
  • Centenary Prize (1980)
  • Davy Medal (1997)
  • Humboldt Prize (1983)
  • honorary doctorate of the University of Malaga (2015)
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1993)

Questions

When was Jean-Marie Lehn born?
Jean-Marie Lehn was born on 30 September 1939 in Rosheim.
Where did Jean-Marie Lehn study?
Jean-Marie Lehn was educated at University of Strasbourg, Harvard University.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Jean-Marie Lehn · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q107690 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Jean-Marie Lehn par Claude Truong-Ngoc octobre 2018.jpg by Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 14 November 2026

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