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
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on July 23, 2013
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