# Morten P. Meldal

_Danish chemist (born 1954)_

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> Morten Peter Meldal is a Danish chemist and Nobel laureate. He is a professor of chemistry at the University of Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is best known for developing the CuAAC-click reaction, concurrently with but independent of Valery V. Fokin and K. Barry Sharpless.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 16 January 1954 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6914509#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Copenhagen ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6914509#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Kingdom of Denmark ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6914509#P27))
- **Occupation:** chemist; biochemist; researcher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6914509#P106))
- **Education:** Technical University of Denmark ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6914509#P69))
- **Official website:** curis.ku.dk/portal/en/persons/morten-peter-meldal(1e2eefb3-1cc1-4626-8565-a83631fc05fd).html ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6914509#P856))
- **Awards:** Ralph F. Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemistry; Ellen et Niels Bjerrums Chemistry Prize; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Vincent du Vigneaud Award; Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog; Clarivate Citation Laureates; H. C. Ørsted Gold Medal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6914509#P166))

## Questions

**When was Morten P. Meldal born?**  
Morten P. Meldal was born on 16 January 1954 in Copenhagen.

**Where did Morten P. Meldal study?**  
Morten P. Meldal was educated at Technical University of Denmark.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Morten P. Meldal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morten_P._Meldal) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q6914509](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6914509) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: MortenMeldal23.jpg by Archivo Fotográfico Universidad de Navarra (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MortenMeldal23.jpg)

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