Alfred Werner
Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry 1913
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Alfred Werner, born on December 12, 1866, in Mulhouse, France, was a renowned chemist known for his contributions to inorganic chemistry. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1913 in recognition of his work on the linkage of atoms in molecules, which shed new light on earlier investigations and opened up new fields of research. Werner is regarded as the father of coordination chemistry and has influenced many researchers in this field until his death on November 15, 1919.
Frequently asked
- Who is Alfred Werner?
- Alfred Werner, born on December 12, 1866, in Mulhouse, France, was a renowned chemist known for his contributions to inorganic chemistry. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1913 in recognition of his work on the linkage of atoms in molecules, which shed new light on earlier investigations and opened up new fields of research. Werner is regarded as the father of coordination chemistry and has influenced many researchers in this field until his death on November 15, 1919.
- In what year did Alfred Werner win the Nobel Prize?
- 1913 — Chemistry