Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff Jr. was a Dutch physical chemist. A highly influential theoretical chemist, in 1901 Van 't Hoff won the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry "[for his] discovery of the laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions".

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Lifespan
1852 – 1911
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Career Journey

Background

Born in
Rotterdam
Educated at
Utrecht UniversityDelft University of TechnologyUniversity of BonnLeiden University
Awards
🏆 Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order🏆 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Doctoral Advisors
🎓 Eduard Mulder
Doctoral Students
📖 Ernst Cohen📖 Wilder Dwight Bancroft📖 Harold A. Wilson📖 Albertus van Bijlert📖 Gerrit Hondius Boldingh

Timeline

  • 1852

    Born

    Birth
  • 1911

    Died

    Death

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