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George de Hevesy

Chemistry

George Charles de Hevesy (1885-1966) was a Hungarian radiochemist awarded the 1943 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing the use of radioactive tracers to study chemical processes, including the metabolism of animals. He also co-discovered the element hafnium.

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Birth Year
1885 1
Death Date
1966-07-05 1
Death Year
1966 1
Death Place
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany 1
Nationality
Hungary 1
Nationality
Sweden 1
Birthplace
Budapest, Hungary 1
Field
Field (category)
Chemistry 1
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Chemistry, Disciplines
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1. George de Hevesy (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1966-07-05T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +1966-07-05T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Hungary
    Q28
  • P20 (place of death): Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
    Q2833
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Sweden
    Q34
  • P19 (place of birth): Budapest, Hungary
    Q1781
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George de Hevesy (Wikipedia)
Works In: Chemistry, Infobox, fields
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Infobox fields: Chemistry; Radiochemistry
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