William Knowles, winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on asymmetric hydrogenation reactions, dies aged 95
William Knowles (1917 – 2012)
Welf Bronger (1932 – 2012)
Welf Bronger, RWTH Aachen and former Editor of ZAAC, passed away last week
Sherwood Rowland (1927 – 2012)
Sherwood Rowland, winner of the Nobel Prize for his work showing that chlorofluorocarbons contribute to ozone depletion, dies
Alfred Oberholz (1952 – 2012)
Alfred Oberholz, former Chairman of DECHEMA and Member of the Board of Evonik AG, has passed away
Rudolf Mössbauer (1929 – 2011)
Rudolf Mössbauer, Nobel Prize winner best known for the effect that is the basis for Mössbauer spectroscopy, has passed away
Jean-Claude Volta (1946 – 2011)
Jean-Claude Volta, Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse IRC, Villeurbanne, France, passed away last week
Paul Rey (1940 – 2011)
Paul Rey, organic chemist and member of the European Network MAGMANet, has passed away
Corwin Hansch (1918 – 2011)
Corwin Hansch, Professor Emeritus, Pomona College, California, USA, passed away on May 8th
William Lipscomb (1919 – 2011)
Nobel Chemist, William Lipscomb, passed away last week
Emanuel Vogel (1927 – 2011)
Emanuel Vogel, emeritus Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Cologne, Germany; passed away last month after a long illness