George Büchi | |
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Born |
Baden, Switzerland | August 1, 1921
Died | August 28, 1998 Switzerland | (aged 77)
Alma mater | ETH Zürich |
Awards | Ernest Guenther Award (1958) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Organic chemistry |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Thesis | Beitrag zur Konstitutionsaufklärung des Breins (1949) |
Doctoral advisor | Leopold Ružička |
Doctoral students | Edward M. Burgess |
George Hermann Büchi (August 1, 1921 – August 28, 1998) was a Swiss organic chemist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Paternò's reaction", known since the early twentieth century, [1] was renamed to the " Paternò–Büchi reaction" based on enhancements made to it by Büchi's research group. [2]
Büchi died at the age of 77 of heart failure while hiking with his wife in Switzerland. [3] [4]
George Büchi | |
---|---|
Born |
Baden, Switzerland | August 1, 1921
Died | August 28, 1998 Switzerland | (aged 77)
Alma mater | ETH Zürich |
Awards | Ernest Guenther Award (1958) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Organic chemistry |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Thesis | Beitrag zur Konstitutionsaufklärung des Breins (1949) |
Doctoral advisor | Leopold Ružička |
Doctoral students | Edward M. Burgess |
George Hermann Büchi (August 1, 1921 – August 28, 1998) was a Swiss organic chemist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Paternò's reaction", known since the early twentieth century, [1] was renamed to the " Paternò–Büchi reaction" based on enhancements made to it by Büchi's research group. [2]
Büchi died at the age of 77 of heart failure while hiking with his wife in Switzerland. [3] [4]