Manfred Eigen
German biophysical chemist (1927-2019)
Manfred Eigen (9 May 1927[1][2] – 6 February 2019) was a German biophysical chemist who won the 1967 Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside Ronald George Wreyford Norrish[3] and George Porter.[4] He was known for his studies of extremely fast chemical reactions induced in response to very short pulses of energy.
Manfred Eigen | |
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| Born | 9 May 1927 |
| Died | 6 February 2019 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | German |
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| Fields | Biophysical chemistry |
He was born in Bochum, Germany. Eigen died on 6 February 2019 in Berlin at the age of 91.[5][6][7]
References
change- ↑ "Manfred Eigen Festschrift: special issue dedicated to Professor Manfred Eigen on the occasion of his 60th birthday", Biophys. Chem., vol. 26, no. 2–3 (published May 9, 1987), pp. 101–390, 1987, PMID 3300802
- ↑ Schlögl, R W (1997), "To Manfred Eigen on his 70th birthday", Biophys. Chem., vol. 66, no. 2–3 (published Jun 30, 1997), pp. 71–3, doi:10.1016/S0301-4622(97)00075-6, PMID 17029872
- ↑ Dainton, F.; Thrush, B. A. (1981). "Ronald George Wreyford Norrish. 9 November 1897-7 June 1978". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 27: 379–424. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1981.0016. ISSN 0080-4606. S2CID 72584163.
- ↑ Fleming, G. R.; Phillips, D. (2004). "George Porter KT OM, Lord Porter of Luddenham. 6 December 1920 - 31 August 2002: Elected F.R.S. 1960". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 50: 257–283. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2004.0017. ISSN 0080-4606. S2CID 70573931.
- ↑ "Manfred Eigen, 1967 Nobel Chemistry Laureate, Dies at 91". The New York Times. 7 February 2019. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ↑ Merlot, Julia (7 February 2019). "Der Bezwinger des Unmessbaren". Der Spiegel (in German). Hamburg. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ↑ "Göttingen Nobel Laureate Manfred Eigen has died". The Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry. Göttingen. 7 February 2019. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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