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Archival as AuthorArchival as SubjectPublished as AuthorPublished as SubjectGeorg von Hevesy
Dates
August 01, 1885 – July 05, 1966
Authorized Form of Name
Hevesy, Georg von, 1885-1966
Additional Forms of Names
Bischitz, György, 1885-1966
De Hevesy, George, 1885-1966
Hevesy, G. von (Georg), 1885-1966
Hevesy, Georg Karl von, 1885-1966
Hevesy, George, 1885-1966
Hevesy, György, 1885-1966
Hevesy, György József, 1885-1966
Von Hevesy, Georg, 1885-1966
ג'ורג' דה, הווסי, 1885-1966
Biography
Abstract
George de Hevesy was a chemist, specializing in inorganic chemistry and nuclear chemistry at Stockholm University. He was awarded the 1943 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his work on the use of isotopes as tracers in the study of chemical processes."
Important Dates
August 01, 1885Birth, Budapest (Hungary).
1908Obtained PhD in Chemistry, Universität Freiburg im Breisgau (University of Freiburg im Breisgau), Baden-Württemberg (Germany).
1908 – 1910Research Assistant, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zurich).
1910 – 1913Fellow, University of Manchester.
1913 – 1915Researcher, Institut Radiumforschung (Institute for Radium Research Vienna).
1919 – 1926Researcher, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen (Denmark).
1925Member, Kongelige Danske videnskabernes selskab (Danish Academy of Sciences).
1926 – 1930Professor of Physical Chemistry, Universität Frieburg im Breisgau (University of Frieburg im Breisgau), Baden-Württemberg (Germany).
1929Awarded Cannizzaro Prize.
1930 – 1934Baker Lecturer, Cornell University, Ithaca (N.Y.).
1934 – 1952Researcher, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen (Denmark).
1939Foreign Member, Royal Society.
1939Member, Royal Chemical Society.
1942Awarded Danish Cancer Research Prize.
1942Member, Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademien (Swedish Academy of Sciences).
1943Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his work on the use of isotopes as tracers in the study of chemical processes".
1945Member, Magyar Tudományos Akadémia (Hungarian Academy of Sciences).
1949Awarded Copley Medal, Royal Society.
1949 – 1950Francqui Professor, Rijksuniversiteit te Gent (University of Ghent).
1949 – 1950Associate, Institute of Research in Organic Chemistry, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH Aachen University).
1950Awarded Faraday Medal, Royal Chemical Society.
1950Awarded Bruxelles Academy Medal.
1951Awarded Bailey Medal.
1959Awarded Atoms for Peace Award.
1961Member, Pontificia Accademia delle scienze (Pontifical Academy of Sciences).
1961Awarded Rosenberger Medal, Chicago University.
July 05, 1966Death, Baden-Württemberg (Germany).
Occupation
Inorganic and nuclear chemist.
Places
Birth
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Hevesy, Eugénie Baroness Schosberger
Mother.
Hevesy, Louis de
Father.
Hevesy, Pia Riis
Wife.
Advisors & Collaborators
Aten, A. H. W.
Advised by Hevesy at Universität Freiburg im Breisgau (University of Freiburg im Breisgau).
Cremer, E. (Erika), 1900-
Advised by Hevesy at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg.
Meyer, Georg, 1857-1950
PhD advisor at Universität Freiburg im Breisgau (University of Freiburg im Breisgau).
Collaborated at University of Manchester.
Colleagues
Kirkwood, John Gamble, 1907-1959
Both employed at Cornell University.
Additional
Aston, Francis William, 1877-1945
Biermann, Ludwig, 1907-1986
Bragg, William Henry, 1862-1942
Fajans, Kasimir, 1887-1975
Grosse, Aristid von, 1905-1985
Hopkins, B. S. (B. Smith)
Lawrence, Ernest Orlando, 1901-1958
Levi, Hilde
Mark, H. F. (Herman Francis), 1895-1992
Mitchell, Joseph S. (Joseph Stanley)
Moller, C. (Christian), 1904-1980
Nishina, Yoshio, 1890-1951
Paneth, Fritz, 1887-1958
Rozental, S. (Stefan)
Urey, Harold Clayton, 1893-1981
Institutions
Major Positions
Cornell University. Department of Chemistry
Baker Lecturer.
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
Research Assistant, Institute of Physical Chemistry.
Institut für Radiumforschung
Researcher.
Niels Bohr institutet
Researcher.
Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
Associate, Institute of Research in Organic Chemistry.
Rijksuniversiteit te Gent
Francqui Professor.
Universität Freiburg im Breisgau
Obtained PhD in Chemistry (1908). Professor of Physical Chemistry.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Kongelige Danske videnskabernes selskab
Member.
Kungl. Svenska vetenskapsakademien
Member.
Magyar Tudományos Akadémia
Member.
Pontificia Accademia delle scienze
Member.
Royal Society (Great Britain)
Foreign Member. Awarded 1949 Copley Medal and 1950 Faraday Medal.
University of Chicago
Awarded 1961 Rosenberger Medal.
University of Manchester
Fellow.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Georg von Hevesy lectures, 1962.
Cavendish Laboratory
cambridge
Georg von Hevesy papers, 1908-1965.
Special Collection Library
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
James D. Hoskins Library, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
Georg von Hevesy scientific correspondence, 1910-1966.
Niels Bohr Archive
Blegdamsvej 17, Copenhagen, Denmark
Georg von Hevesy supplementary collection, 1910-1966.
Niels Bohr Archive
Blegdamsvej 17, Copenhagen, Denmark
Oral history interview with Georg von Hevesy, 1962 May 25 and 4 February 1963.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Subject
Atoms for Peace Award records, 1944-1972.
Institute Archives and Special Collections
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.I.T. Libraries, Rm. 14N-118, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
B. Smith Hopkins papers, 1917-1963.
University Archives
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1408 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Ernest Rutherford correspondence [microform], 1906-1937.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
H. F. Mark autobiography, 1986.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
How it came about, circa 1963.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Joseph S. Mitchell papers, 1924-1988.
Department of Archives and Manuscripts
Cambridge University
West Road, Cambridge, CH3 9DR
Kasimir Fajans papers, 1912-1975.
Bentley Historical Library
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2113, USA
Martin David Kamen papers, 1923-1992 (bulk 1945-1955).
Mandeville Special Collections Library
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Niels Bohr collection of manuscripts by other authors, 1910-1961.
Niels Bohr Archive
Blegdamsvej 17, Copenhagen, Denmark
Niels Bohr scientific correspondence, 1903-1962.
Niels Bohr Archive
Blegdamsvej 17, Copenhagen, Denmark
Niels Bohr scientific correspondence, supplement, 1910-1962.
Niels Bohr Archive
Blegdamsvej 17, Copenhagen, Denmark
Oral history interview with Aristid Victor Grosse, 1974 January 11 and April 5.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Christian Møller, 1971 August 25, 26 and October 21.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Emilio Gino Segrè, 1967 February 13.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Hilde Levi, 1971 October 28.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Ludwig Franz Benedikt Biermann, 1978 June 23 and July 6.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Niels Bohr, 1962 October 31, November 1, 7, 14, and 17.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Stefan Rozental, 1971 August 27.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Scientific correspondence [microform], 1907-1962.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Yoshio Nishina papers.
Nishina Memorial Room
Institute for Physical and Chemical Research
Tokyo, Japan
Yoshio Nishina published correspondence, 1923-1949.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Published Resources
Author
A manual of radioactivity/ by Gerge Hevesy... and F.A. Paneth; translated by Robert W. Lawson.
Chemical analysis by X-rays and its applications/ by Georg von Hevesy…
Selected papers of George Hevesy.
Subject
Georg von Hevesy Physics Today obituary.
George de Hevesy Nobel Prize Biography
George de Hevesy: life and work: a biography/ by Hilde Levi.