Paul J. Crutzen - Nobel Prize in Chemistry — 1995
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Paul J. Crutzen

Prize
Nobel Prize in Chemistry — 1995
for their work in atmospheric chemistry, particularly concerning the formation and decomposition of ozone
Citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands Germany Germany
Languages
English, Dutch, German
date of birth
12/3/1933
place of birth
Amsterdam
date of death
1/28/2021
place of death
Mainz
Lived
87 years
educated at
  • Stockholm University
    • doctoral advisor: Bert Bolin
    • academic major: meteorology
    • academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy
    • end time: 1973
  • Ignatius Gymnasium
employer
  • Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
    • start time: 1980
    • end time: 2000
  • Stockholm University
    • start time: 1958
  • Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
  • Utrecht University
  • Georgia Tech
  • Amsterdam
member of
  • Academia Europaea
    • start time: 1988
  • National Academy of Sciences
    • start time: 1994
  • American Philosophical Society
    • start time: 2007
  • Pontifical Academy of Sciences
  • Royal Society of London
  • Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
  • Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
  • Russian Academy of Sciences
  • Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
    • start time: 10/4/1997
doctoral student
  • Johannes Lelieveld
  • Deliang Chen
field of work
  • ozone layer
  • atmospheric chemistry
  • meteorology
occupation
  • engineer
  • chemist
  • climatologist
  • university teacher
  • meteorologist
  • academic administrator
work location
  • Amsterdam
  • San Diego
  • Mainz
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