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Victor Grignard

French chemist (1871-1935)

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François Auguste Victor Grignard was a French chemist who won the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the eponymously named Grignard reagent and Grignard reaction, both of which are important in the formation of carbon–carbon bonds. He also wrote some of his experiments in his laboratory notebooks.

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Born
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Place of birth
Cherbourg wd
Died
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Place of death
7th arrondissement of Lyon wd
Citizenship
France wd
Occupation
chemist, university teacher wd
Education
Faculté des Sciences de Lyon wd
Spouse
Augustine Marie Boulant wd

Awards wd

  • Knight of the Legion of Honour
  • Officer of the Legion of Honour (1920)
  • Commander of the Legion of Honour (1933)
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1912)
  • Lavoisier Medal (1912)
  • Jecker Prize (1906)

Questions

When was Victor Grignard born?
Victor Grignard was born on 6 May 1871 in Cherbourg.
Where did Victor Grignard study?
Victor Grignard was educated at Faculté des Sciences de Lyon.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Victor Grignard · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q104582 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Viktor-grignard (cropped).jpg by Fotograv. - Generalstabens Litografiska Anstalt Stockholm (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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