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Victor Grignard

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Also known as Francois Auguste Victor Grignard

French chemist (1871-1935)

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Victor Grignard (1871–1935) was a French chemist and university teacher specializing in organic chemistry. Born in Cherbourg, he held citizenship in France and resided there. His academic career included positions at Marie and Louis Pasteur University and the École supérieure de chimie physique électronique de Lyon. He was a member of the French Academy of Sciences and the Romanian Academy.

Grignard received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, along with the Knight, Officer, and Commander ranks of the Legion of Honour. His doctoral advisor was Philippe Barbier. He authored works including *Pr©♭cis de chimie organique*, *Sur les combinaisons organomagnésiennes mixtes et leur application*, and *Traité de chimie organique*. He died in the 7th arrondissement of Lyon.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1871
Died
1935,
Works
3

Top works

  • Pr©♭cis de chimie organique
  • Sur les combinaisons organomagnésiennes mixtes et leur application
  • Traité de chimie organique

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Belgium
Active from
1939-03-13
Active to
1982-08-08
death by throat cancerskiffle

Discography

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA: A Brief Screening Tool For Mild Cognitive Impairment

    · 2005 · cited 21,991x

  2. Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome

    · 2001 · cited 18,622x

  3. A global reference for human genetic variation

    · 2015 · cited 17,794x

  4. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    · 2020 · cited 15,984x

  5. Accurate structure prediction of biomolecular interactions with AlphaFold 3

    · 2024 · cited 15,309x

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1912

    “for the discovery of the so-called Grignard reagent, which in recent years has greatly advanced the progress of organic chemistry”

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Encyclopedic overview

Francois Auguste Victor Grignard (6 May 1871 – 13 December 1935) was a French chemist who won the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the eponymously named Grignard reagent and Grignard reaction, both of which are important in the formation of carbon–carbon bonds. He also wrote some of his experiments in his laboratory notebooks.

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