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Ben Feringa
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Dutch Nobel laureate in chemistry
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Bernard Lucas Feringa is a male chemist and university teacher born on May 18, 1951, in Barger-Compascuum. He holds citizenship in the Kingdom of the Netherlands and resides in Groningen. Feringa works in the fields of molecular nanotechnology and organic chemistry. He is educated at and employed by the University of Groningen, where he also serves as a university teacher.
He has received the Spinoza Prize, the Körber European Science Prize, the Humboldt Prize, and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Feringa is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academia Europaea, and the American Chemical Society. He speaks Dutch and English. His work is recognized in collections by the Royal Society, the Nobel Laureates, the Nobel Chemistry, and the American Academy Arts Sciences.
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Chemistry2016
“for the design and synthesis of molecular machines”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lucas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Barger-Compascuum
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Groningen
- Employer
- University of Groningen
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- organic chemistry
- Official website
- www.benferinga.com
- Image
- FeringaWiki.jpg
- Residence
- Groningen
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- date of birth
- 1951-05-18
- member of
- Royal Society
- birth name
- Bernard Lucas Feringa
- short name
- Ben Feringa
- Commons category
- Ben Feringa
- name in native language
- Ben Feringa
- affiliation string
- University of Groningen
- P8168
- crop yield
- interested in
- chemistry
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Encyclopedic overview
Bernard Lucas "Ben" Feringa ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛrnɑrt ˈlykɑz bɛn ˈfeːrɪŋɣaː]; born 18 May 1951) is a Dutch synthetic organic chemist who specializes in molecular nanotechnology and homogeneous catalysis. He is the Jacobus van 't Hoff Distinguished Professor of Molecular Sciences at the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen; and an Academy Professor of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Feringa's research on molecular machines was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Jean-Pierre Sauvage.
Personal life
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