Memorial Page for Ahmed Zewail
Egyptian chemist
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August 2nd, 2026
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Ahmed Zewail (* February 26, 1946 in Damanhur; † August 2, 2016 in Pasadena) was an egyptian chemist. He was 70 years old. He had 7 children. His education included University of Pennsylvania and Alexandria University. His faith was Islam. He received 10 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His cause of death was spinal cord lymphoma. He was buried at 6th of October City.
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13 EventsBorn in Damanhur, Beheira Governorate
1946University of Pennsylvania
1969Doctor of Philosophy · until 1974
Guggenheim Fellowship
1987King Faisal International Prize in Science
1989Wolf Prize in Chemistry
1993NAS Award in Chemical Sciences
1996Benjamin Franklin Medal
1998Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1999Order of the Nile
1999Albert Einstein World Award of Science
2005Priestley Medal
2009Davy Medal
2011Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles County (spinal cord lymphoma)
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Ahmed Zewail. Forever remembered.