Richard Adolf Zsigmondy

Richard Adolf Zsigmondy
Born	(1865-04-01)1 April 1865 Vienna, Austrian Empire
Died	23 September 1929(1929-09-23) (aged 64) Göttingen, Germany
Nationality	Austrian
Alma mater	Technical University of Vienna University of Munich
Spouse	Laura Luise Müller
Children	2
Parents	Adolf Zsidmondy (father) Irma von Szakmáry (mother)
Relatives	Frigyes Schulek (cousin) Dénes Zsigmondy
Awards	Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1925)
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	University of Vienna Technical University of Vienna University of Munich Graz University of Technology University of Göttingen
Doctoral advisor	Wilhelm 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.