Dieter Seebach

Dieter Seebach
Dieter Seebach
Born (1937-10-31) 31 October 1937 (age 86)
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Karlsruhe (TH)
Harvard University
AwardsMarcel Benoist Prize (2000)
The Ryoji Noyori Prize (2004)
Tetrahedron Prize (2003)
Arthur C. Cope Award (2019)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Karlsruhe (TH)
University of Giessen
ETH Zurich
Doctoral advisorRudolf Criegee
Doctoral studentsDieter Enders, Paul Knochel

Dieter Seebach is a German chemist known for his synthesis of biopolymers and dendrimers, and for his contributions to stereochemistry. He was born on 31 October 1937 in Karlsruhe. He studied chemistry at the University of Karlsruhe (TH) under the supervision of Rudolf Criegee and at Harvard University with Elias Corey finishing in 1969. After his habilitation he became professor for organic chemistry at the University of Giessen. After six years he was appointed professor at the ETH Zurich where he worked until he retired in 2003.