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Odd Hassel
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Odd Hassel was a Norwegian physical chemist, physicist, and university teacher. Born in 1897, he worked as a professor at the University of Oslo, where he was also educated. His field of work focused on physical chemistry. He was educated at the University of Oslo and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Hassel received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Centenary Prize. He was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. He was also recognized in the Nobel Laureates collection and the Nobel Chemistry collection.
He died in Oslo in 1981 and is buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund. He spoke Norwegian. During his life, he held the role of political prisoner.
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It sits within the topics 1897 births, 1981 deaths and Academic staff of the University of Oslo.
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1969
“for their contributions to the development of the concept of conformation and its application in chemistry”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Odd
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Place of birth
- Christiania
- Place of death
- Oslo
- Occupation
- physicist
- Position held
- professor
- Educated at
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Employer
- University of Oslo
- Languages spoken
- Norwegian
- Field of work
- physical chemistry
- Image
- Odd Hassel.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1897-05-17
- date of death
- 1981-05-11
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- subject has role
- political prisoner
- Commons category
- Odd Hassel
- place of burial
- Vår Frelsers gravlund
- interested in
- physical chemistry
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Encyclopedic overview
Odd Hassel (17 May 1897 – 11 May 1981) was a Norwegian physical chemist and Nobel Laureate.
Biography
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