Alfred Werner
Swiss chemist (1866–1919) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alfred Werner (12 December 1866 – 15 November 1919) was a Swiss chemist who was a student at ETH Zurich and a professor at the University of Zurich. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1913 for proposing the octahedral configuration of transition metal complexes. Werner developed the basis for modern coordination chemistry. He was the first inorganic chemist to win the Nobel Prize, and the only one prior to 1973.[2]
For the American coach, physical education professor, and college athletics administrator, see Alfred C. Werner.
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Alfred Werner | |
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Born | 12 December 1866 |
Died | 15 November 1919(1919-11-15) (aged 52) Zürich, Switzerland |
Nationality | Swiss (from 1895) French |
Alma mater | University of Zurich ETH Zurich |
Known for | Configuration of transition metal complexes |
Spouse | Emma Werner[1] |
Awards | Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1913) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Inorganic chemistry |
Institutions | University of Zurich |
Doctoral advisor | Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch, Marcellin Berthelot[citation needed] |
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