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Victor Grignard

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Also known as Francois Auguste Victor Grignard

French chemist (1871-1935)

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Victor Grignard, born François Auguste Victor Grignard in 1871, was a French chemist and university teacher. He worked at the Marie and Louis Pasteur University and the École supérieure de chimie physique électronique de Lyon. His professional focus included organic chemistry and general chemistry. He studied under doctoral advisor Philippe Barbier.

Grignard received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He was also recognized in the Nobel Laureates collection and the Nobel Chemistry collection. His honors included serving as a Knight, Officer, and Commander of the Legion of Honour. He was a member of the French Academy of Sciences and the Romanian Academy.

He was a citizen of France and resided there. He spoke and wrote in French. Grignard died in the 7th arrondissement of Lyon in 1935.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1912

    “for the discovery of the so-called Grignard reagent, which in recent years has greatly advanced the progress of organic chemistry”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Victor
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Cherbourg
Place of death
7th arrondissement of Lyon
Occupation
university teacher
Languages spoken
French
Award
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Doctoral advisor
Philippe Barbier
Field of work
chemistry
Image
Viktor-grignard (cropped).jpg
Residence
France
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Victor Grignard
date of birth
1871-05-06
date of death
1935-12-13
member of
Romanian Academy
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
name in native language
François Auguste Victor Grignard
ethnic group
French
writing language
French
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interested in
chemistry
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Encyclopedic overview

Francois Auguste Victor Grignard (6 May 1871 – 13 December 1935) was a French chemist who won the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the eponymously named Grignard reagent and Grignard reaction, both of which are important in the formation of carbon–carbon bonds. He also wrote some of his experiments in his laboratory notebooks.

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