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Walther Hermann Nernst
Full Name of the recipient | Walther Hermann Nernst |
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Award | Nobel Prize in Chemistry |
Year of Award | 1920 |
Share in Award | 100.0% |
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Motivation for the Award | in recognition of his work in thermochemistry |
Affiliation at the Time of Award | Berlin University, Berlin, Germany |
Place of Birth | Briesen, Prussia (now known as Germany DEU) |
Date of Birth | 25 June 1864 |
Age at the time of Award | 55 years |
Place of Death | Muskau, Germany DEU |
Date of Death | 18 November 1941 |