Guy Ourisson
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Guy Henry Ourisson (March 26, 1926 – November 4, 2006) was a French chemist. He was a member of the Academy of Sciences where he was vice president and then became the president. Awarded the Ernest Guenther Award in 1972 and the Heinrich Wieland Prize in 1985.
Career
[edit]In 1952 he obtained a PhD from Harvard University. In 1954 he obtained a doctorate in physics from the Sorbonne under the direction of G. Dupont. At the University of Strasbourg he was appointed lecturer in 1955, professor in 1958 and professor emeritus in 1995.[1]
He died, aged 80, in Strasbourg.
References
[edit]- ^ Hargittai, István. Mosaic of a Scientific Life. Springer, Cham. pp. 129–131.
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- 20th-century French chemists
- 1926 births
- 2006 deaths
- People from Boulogne-Billancourt
- Harvard University alumni
- Members of the French Academy of Sciences
- Foreign fellows of the Indian National Science Academy
- Paris-Sorbonne University alumni
- University of Strasbourg alumni
- Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- French chemist stubs