Hermann Staudinger
Hermann Staudinger
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a German organic chemist who demonstrated the existence of macromolecules, which he characterized as polymers.
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Born
23 March 1881 Worms, German Empire
Died
8 September 1965 (aged 84) Freiburg, West Germany
Known for
Polymer chemistry
Fields
Organic and Polymer chemistry
Alma mater
Technische Universität Darmstadt, University of Halle
Awards
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Institutions
University of Strasbourg University of Karlsruhe ETH Zürich University of Freiburg
Spouse(s)
Magda Staudinger ( née Woit)
adultbasic
Germany
Doctoral advisor
Daniel Vorländer
Doctoral students
Werner Kern Tadeusz Reichstein Leopold Ružička Rudolf Signer
era
1800+
Thesis
Anlagerung des Malonesters an ungesättigte Verbindungen (1903)