Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
Dutch physical and organic chemist (1852–1911) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff Jr. (Dutch: [vɑn (ə)t ˈɦɔf]; 30 August 1852 – 1 March 1911) was a Dutch physical chemist. A highly influential theoretical chemist of his time, van 't Hoff was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.[3][4][5] His pioneering work helped found the modern theory of chemical affinity, chemical equilibrium, chemical kinetics, and chemical thermodynamics. In his 1874 pamphlet, van 't Hoff formulated the theory of the tetrahedral carbon atom and laid the foundations of stereochemistry. In 1875, he predicted the correct structures of allenes and cumulenes as well as their axial chirality.[6] He is also widely considered one of the founders of physical chemistry as the discipline is known today.[7][8][9]
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Born | (1852-08-30)30 August 1852 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Died | 1 March 1911(1911-03-01) (aged 58) |
Nationality | Dutch |
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Fields | Physical chemistry Organic chemistry Theoretical chemistry |
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Doctoral advisor | Eduard Mulder[2] |
Doctoral students | Ernst Cohen |
Other notable students | Frederick G. Donnan |