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Manfred Eigen
| Full Name of the recipient | Manfred Eigen |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Chemistry |
| Year of Award | 1967 |
| Share in Award | 50.0% |
| Award Shared with | Ronald George Wreyford Norrish (25.0%) George Porter (25.0%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for their studies of extremely fast chemical reactions, effected by disturbing the equilibrium by means of very short pulses of energy |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | Max-Planck-Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany |
| Place of Birth | Bochum, Germany DEU |
| Date of Birth | 9 May 1927 |
| Age at the time of Award | 39 years |
