Biography of George de Hevesy

George de Hevesy (* 1. August 1885 in Budapest; † 5. July 1966 in Freiburg im Breisgau) was an ungarischer Chemiker und Nobelpreisträger für Chemie. He was 80 years old. His education included University of Freiburg, Eötvös Loránd University, Technische Universität Berlin and Piarist Gymnasium of Budapest. He worked at University of Freiburg, Eötvös Loránd University, ETH Zurich, University of Copenhagen Niels Bohr Institute, University of Manchester, University of Copenhagen and Stockholm University. He received 7 awards, including Niels Bohr International Gold Medal, Copley Medal. He was buried at Fiume Road Graveyard.