Charles-Adolphe Wurtz French chemist
Charles-Adolphe Wurtz is a 66 years old French chemist from Strasbourg, Grand Est. Charles-Adolphe Wurtz was born on November 26, 1817 (died on May 10, 1884, he was 66 years old) in Strasbourg, Grand Est.
About
No, he died on 05/10/1884, 140 years ago. He was 66 years old when he died. He died in Paris and buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery .
Awards (4)
Awarded Faraday Lectureship Prize in 1879 , awarded Copley Medal in 1881 , awarded Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour , awarded Foreign Member of the Royal Society ,
Education
He graduated from Jean Sturm Gymnasium, University Of Strasbourg and University Of Giessen
What was Charles-Adolphe's zodiac sign?Charles-Adolphe Wurtz zodiac sign was sagittarius.
Other facts about Charles-Adolphe Wurtz
| Place of death | Paris |
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| KnownFor | Wurtz reaction |
| Member of | National Academy Of Sciences , start time: 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z , subject has role: Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences |
| Significant event | Funeral , location: Temple de la Rédemption (Paris) , point in time: 1884-05-15T00:00:00Z |
| Employer | Institut National Agronomique , start time: 1850-01-01T00:00:00Z , end time: 1852-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Position held | Irremovable Senator , start time: 1881-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Place of burial | Père Lachaise Cemetery , Commons category: Grave of Oppermann (Père-Lachaise, division 26) , burial plot reference: 26 |
| Notable work | Wurtz Reaction |
| Doctoral student | Armand Gautier |
| Student | Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev |
| Commons Creator page | Charles Adolphe Wurtz |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | French |
| Student of | Justus Von Liebig |
| Field of work | Chemistry |
| Image of grave | Http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/P%C3%A8re-Lachaise%20-%20Division%2026%20-%20Oppermann%2001.jpg |
| Given name | Charles |
| Work location | Paris |
| Date of death | 1884-05-12T00:00:00Z |
| Country of citizenship | France |
| Name in native language | Charles Adolphe Wurtz |
| Place of birth | Strasbourg |
| Writing language | German |
| Family name | Wurtz. Show people with the surname Wurtz |
| Religion | Protestantism |
