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Yves Chauvin

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Yves Chauvin

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French chemist (1930–2015)

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Yves Chauvin was a male chemist and researcher who held French citizenship. Born Yves René Richard Marie Chauvin in Menen on October 10, 1930, he was educated at the École supérieure de chimie physique électronique de Lyon. He worked for the French Institute of Petroleum and resided in Paris. Chauvin was a member of the French Academy of Sciences and spoke French.

He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His works include *Chroniques d'Irigny, village du Lyonnais* and *SOPHROLOGY TEMPORALITY and SPIRITUALITY*. Chauvin died in Tours on January 28, 2015.

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  • Chroniques d'Irigny, village du Lyonnais
  • SOPHROLOGY TEMPORALITY and SPIRITUALITY

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry2005

    “for the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis”

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Instance of
human
Given name
Yves
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Menen
Place of death
Tours
Occupation
researcher
Educated at
École supérieure de chimie physique électronique de Lyon
Employer
French Institute of Petroleum
Languages spoken
French
Image
Chauvin, Yves (1930-2015).jpg
Residence
Paris
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date of death
2015-01-27
date of birth
1930-10-10
member of
French Academy of Sciences
name in native language
Yves Chauvin
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Yves Chauvin
birth name
Yves René Richard Marie Chauvin
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Encyclopedic overview

Yves Chauvin ( French: [iv ʃovɛ̃]; 10 October 1930 – 27 January 2015) was a French chemist and Nobel Prize laureate. He was honorary research director at the Institut français du pétrole and a member of the French Academy of Sciences. He was known for his work for deciphering the process of olefin metathesis for which he was awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Robert H. Grubbs and Richard R. Schrock.

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