# 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 6 May 1871 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104582#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Cherbourg ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104582#P19))
- **Died:** 13 December 1935 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104582#P570))
- **Place of death:** 7th arrondissement of Lyon ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104582#P20))
- **Citizenship:** France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104582#P27))
- **Occupation:** chemist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104582#P106))
- **Education:** Faculté des Sciences de Lyon ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104582#P69))
- **Spouse:** Augustine Marie Boulant ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104582#P26))
- **Awards:** Knight of the Legion of Honour; Officer of the Legion of Honour; Commander of the Legion of Honour; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Lavoisier Medal; Jecker Prize ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104582#P166))

## 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.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Victor Grignard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Grignard) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q104582](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104582) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Viktor-grignard (cropped).jpg by Fotograv. - Generalstabens Litografiska Anstalt Stockholm (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Viktor-grignard_(cropped).jpg)

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## Cite this page

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