Günter Wächtershäuser
Chemist, Person
1938 –
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Who is Günter Wächtershäuser?
Günter Wächtershäuser, a German chemist turned patent lawyer, is mainly known for his work on the origin of life, and in particular his iron-sulfur world theory, a theory that life on Earth had hydrothermal origins. The theory is consistent with the hypothesis that life originated near seafloor hydrothermal vents.
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- Born
- 1938
Giessen - Also known as
- Gunter Wachtershauser
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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