Yves Chauvin | |
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Born | Menen, Belgium | 10 October 1930
Died | 27 January 2015 Tours, France | (aged 84)
Nationality | French |
Education | École supérieure de chimie physique électronique de Lyon |
Known for | Deciphering the process of olefin metathesis |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2005) |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | French Institute of Petroleum |
Yves Chauvin (French: [iv ʃovɛ̃]; 10 October 1930 – 27 January 2015) was a French chemist and Nobel Prize laureate. He was honorary research director at the Institut français du pétrole and a member of the French Academy of Science. He was known for his work for deciphering the process of olefin metathesis for which he was awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Robert H. Grubbs and Richard R. Schrock.[1][2][3][4][5]