George de Hevesy

Chemist, Academic

1885 – 1966

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Who was George de Hevesy?

George Charles de Hevesy was a Hungarian radiochemist and Nobel laureate, recognized in 1943 for his key role in the development of radioactive tracers to study chemical processes such as in the metabolism of animals. He also co-discovered the element hafnium.

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Born
Aug 1, 1885
Budapest
Religion
  • Judaism
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
  • Hungarian people
Nationality
  • Hungary
  • Germany
Profession
Education
  • Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg
  • Eötvös Loránd University
Lived in
  • Germany
Died
Jul 5, 1966
Freiburg im Breisgau
Resting place
Kerepesi Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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