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Background
- Born in
- Berlin
- Educated at
- University of TorontoUniversity of ManchesterThe Manchester Grammar SchoolUniversity of Toronto Schools
- Awards
- 🏆 Nobel Prize in Chemistry🏆 Order of Ontario🏆 Royal Medal🏆 Wolf Prize in Chemistry🏆 Royal Society Bakerian Medal
- Doctoral Students
- 📖 Han Bin Oh
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1929
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