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George Büchi, born Georg Hermann Büchi in Baden, was a Swiss and American chemist specializing in organic chemistry and photochemistry. He was educated at ETH Zurich, where his doctoral advisor was Leopold Ružička. Büchi’s professional career included employment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He mentored doctoral student Edward M. Burgess.
Büchi received the Ernest Guenther Award and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. He is recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. He died in Switzerland on August 28, 1998.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Baden
- Place of death
- Switzerland
- Occupation
- chemist
- Educated at
- ETH Zurich
- Doctoral advisor
- Leopold Ružička
- Doctoral student
- Edward M. Burgess
- Field of work
- photochemistry
- Image
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- date of death
- 1998-08-28
- date of birth
- 1921-08-01
- member of
- National Academy of Sciences
- birth name
- Georg Hermann Büchi
- name in native language
- Georg Büchi
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