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a Hungarian radiochemist recognized for his key role in the development of radioactive tracers to study chemical processes such as in the metabolism of animals
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Born
György Bischitz 1 August 1885 Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Died
5 July 1966 (aged 80) Freiburg, West Germany
Nationality
Hungarian
Known for
Hafnium Radioactive tracer
Fields
Chemistry
Alma mater
University of Freiburg
Awards
Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1943) Copley Medal (1949) Faraday Lectureship Prize (1950) Atoms for Peace Award (1958) Fellow of the Royal Society
Institutions
Ghent University University of Budapest Niels Bohr Institute ETH Zürich University of Freiburg University of Manchester Stefan Meyer Institute for Subatomic Physics
Spouse(s)
Pia Riis (m. 1924; 4 children)
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Denmark
Citizenship
Hungary, Germany
Doctoral advisor
Georg Franz Julius Meyer
era
1800+