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Lars Onsager

American physical chemist and theoretical physicist (1903-1976)

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Lars Onsager was a Norwegian American physical chemist and theoretical physicist. He held the Gibbs Professorship of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1968.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Christiania wd
Died
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Place of death
Coral Gables wd
Citizenship
Norway, United States wd
Occupation
physicist, engineer, chemist, theoretical physicist, university teacher wd
Education
Yale University, Norwegian Institute of Technology wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1968)
  • honorary doctorate (1954)
  • Lorentz Medal (1958)
  • Willard Gibbs Award (1962)
  • National Medal of Science (1968)
  • Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship (1964)
  • Rumford Prize (1953)
  • Wilbur Cross Medal (1972)
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society
  • Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry (1965)
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1975)

Questions

When was Lars Onsager born?
Lars Onsager was born on 27 November 1903 in Christiania.
Where did Lars Onsager study?
Lars Onsager was educated at Yale University, Norwegian Institute of Technology.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Lars Onsager · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q107405 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Onsager 1968.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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