John Polanyi - Nobel Prize in Chemistry — 1986
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John Polanyi

Prize
Nobel Prize in Chemistry — 1986
for their contributions concerning the dynamics of chemical elementary processes
Citizenship
Canada Canada Germany Germany
Languages
German
date of birth
1/23/1929
place of birth
Berlin
Age
97 years
educated at
  • University of Manchester
    • academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy
    • academic major: chemistry
    • end time: 1952
  • University of Toronto
    • end time: 1954
  • The Manchester Grammar School
    • end time: 1946
  • University of Toronto Schools
member of
  • Royal Society of London
    • start time: 3/18/1971
  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    • start time: 1976
  • Pontifical Academy of Sciences
    • start time: 6/9/1986
  • Royal Society of Edinburgh
    • start time: 1988
  • National Academy of Sciences
    • start time: 1978
  • Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
    • start time: 12/3/1992
  • Hungarian Academy of Sciences
    • start time: 2001
  • Indian National Science Academy
    • start time: 2011
  • Russian Academy of Sciences
  • Royal Society of Canada
doctoral student
  • Han Bin Oh
  • Andrew James Hudson
field of work
  • chemistry
occupation
  • physicist
  • chemist
  • university teacher
employer
  • University of Toronto
work location
  • Toronto
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