Paul Sabatier | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Paul_Sabatier.jpg) Sabatier in 1912 | |
| Born | 5 November 1854 Carcassonne, France |
| Died | 14 August 1941 (aged 86) Toulouse, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | Collège de France École Normale Supérieure |
| Known for | Heterogeneous catalysis |
| Awards | Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1912) Davy Medal (1915) Albert Medal (1926) Franklin Medal (1933) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Inorganic chemistry |
| Institutions | Collège de France University of Bordeaux University of Toulouse |
| Doctoral advisor | Marcellin Berthelot[1] |
Prof Paul Sabatier FRS(For)[2] HFRSE (French: [sabatje]; 5 November 1854 – 14 August 1941) was a French chemist, born in Carcassonne. In 1912, Sabatier was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Victor Grignard. Sabatier was honoured for his work improving the hydrogenation of organic species in the presence of metals.
- ^ Fechete, Ioana (2016). "Paul Sabatier – The father of the chemical theory of catalysis". Comptes Rendus Chimie. 19 (11–12). Elsevier BV: 1374–1381. doi:10.1016/j.crci.2016.08.006.
- ^ Rideal, E. K. (1942). "Paul Sabatier. 1859-1941". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 4 (11): 63–66. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1942.0006. S2CID 137424552.