Richard Adolf Zsigmondy

Richard Adolf Zsigmondy
Born(1865-04-01)1 April 1865
Died23 September 1929(1929-09-23) (aged 64)
NationalityAustrian
Alma materTechnical University of Vienna
University of Munich
SpouseLaura Luise Müller
Children2
Parents
  • Adolf Zsidmondy (father)
  • Irma von Szakmáry (mother)
RelativesFrigyes Schulek (cousin)
Dénes Zsigmondy
AwardsNobel Prize in Chemistry (1925)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Vienna
Technical University of Vienna
University of Munich
Graz University of Technology
University of Göttingen
Doctoral advisorWilhelm von Miller

Richard Adolf Zsigmondy (Hungarian: Zsigmondy Richárd Adolf; 1 April 1865 – 23 September 1929) was an Austrian-born chemist. He was known for his research in colloids, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1925, as well as for co-inventing the slit-ultramicroscope,[1] and different membrane filters. The crater Zsigmondy on the Moon is named in his honour.

  1. ^ "Richard Zsigmondy - Biographical". nobelprize.org. Retrieved 2022-10-08.