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Yves Chauvin

Chemistry

Yves Chauvin was a French chemist, honorary research director at the Institut francais du petrole and a member of the French Academy of Sciences. He was awarded a share of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for deciphering the process of olefin metathesis.

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1930 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1930-10-10 1
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
2015-01-27 1
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
2015 1
FieldSourced to the subject's own account
Chemistry (organometallic catalysis, olefin metathesis) 1
Death PlaceSourced to the subject's own account
Tours, France 1
NationalitySourced to the subject's own account
French 1
Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own account
Shared the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Robert H. Grubbs and Richard R. Schrock for deciphering the mechanism of olefin metathesis. 1
BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account
Menen, Belgium 1
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  • Wikipedia summary extract, lead paragraph
    Yves Chauvin was a French chemist and Nobel Prize laureate. He was honorary research director at the Institut francais du petrole and a member of the French Academy of Sciences.
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