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Memorial Page for Manfred Eigen

May 9, 1927 – Feb 6, 2019(91 years)Died in:Göttingen, Landkreis Göttingen

German biophysical chemist

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Birthplace

Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia

Place of Death

Göttingen, Landkreis Göttingen

Nationality

Germany

Burial Place

Göttingen City Cemetery

Occupation(5)

chemist physicist university teacher writerbiophysicist

Awards(10)

Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts orderLower Saxony honorary medalFaraday Lectureship PrizeRudolf-Diesel-MedailleNobel Prize in ChemistryOtto HahnCarus medalPaul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter PrizeHelmholtz MedalWilhelm Exner Medal

Spouse(1)

Ruthild Winkler

Education(2)

University of GöttingenGymnasium am Ostring

Manfred Eigen (* May 9, 1927 in Bochum; † February 6, 2019 in Göttingen) was a german biophysical chemist. He was 91 years old. He was married to Ruthild Winkler. His education included University of Göttingen and Gymnasium am Ostring. He received 10 awards, including Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Lower Saxony honorary medal. He was buried at Göttingen City Cemetery.

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Born in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia

1927

Otto Hahn

1962

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

1967

Carus medal

1967

Faraday Lectureship Prize

1977

Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize

1992

Helmholtz Medal

1994

Wilhelm Exner Medal

2011

Died in Göttingen, Landkreis Göttingen

2019

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Manfred Eigen. Forever remembered.