Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson | |
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![]() Wilkinson, c. 1976 | |
Born | Todmorden, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | 14 July 1921
Died | 26 September 1996 London, England | (aged 75)
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Imperial College London (PhD) |
Known for | Homogeneous transition metal catalysis |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Inorganic chemistry |
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Thesis | Some physico-chemical observations on hydrolysis in the homogeneous vapour phase (1946) |
Doctoral advisor | Henry Vincent Aird Briscoe[2] |
Other academic advisors | Glenn T. Seaborg (post doctoral advisor) |
Doctoral students | |
Other notable students | Richard A. Andersen (postdoc) |
Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson FRS[1] (14 July 1921 – 26 September 1996) was a Nobel laureate English chemist who pioneered inorganic chemistry and homogeneous transition metal catalysis.[6][7]
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