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Paul J. Crutzen

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Paul Jozef Crutzen was a Dutch meteorologist and atmospheric chemist who was awarded a share of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, alongside Mario Molina and F. Sherwood Rowland, for their work on atmospheric chemistry, particularly the formation and decomposition of atmospheric ozone. He is also known for popularizing the term Anthropocene for the current geological epoch shaped by human activity.

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Birth Year
1933 1
Death Date
2021-01-28 1
Death Year
2021 1
Death Place
Mainz, Germany 1
Nationality
Germany 1
Nationality
Kingdom of the Netherlands 1
Birthplace
Amsterdam, Netherlands 1
Field
Field (category)
Chemistry 1
Field (category)
Meteorology 1
Field (category)
Engineering 1
Field (category)
Environmental Science 1
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1. Paul J. Crutzen (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +2021-01-28T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +2021-01-28T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Kingdom of the Netherlands
    Q29999
  • P20 (place of death): Mainz, Germany
    Q1720
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Germany
    Q183
  • P19 (place of birth): Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Q727
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Paul J. Crutzen (Wikipedia)
  • Member Of: Max Planck Society, Infobox, workplaces
    Infobox workplaces: Stockholm University; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Colorado State University; Max Planck Institute for Chemistry; Scripps Institution of Oceanography; University of Chicago
  • Works In: Chemistry, Lead sentence
    Paul Jozef Crutzen (; 3 December 1933-28 January 2021) was a Dutch meteorologist and atmospheric chemist.
  • Works In: Meteorology, Lead sentence
    Paul Jozef Crutzen (; 3 December 1933-28 January 2021) was a Dutch meteorologist and atmospheric chemist.
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