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Gérard Férey
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Gérard Férey (14 July 1941 – 19 August 2017)[1] was a French chemist who was a member of the French Academy of Sciences and a professor at the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. He specialized in the physical chemistry of solids and materials. He focused on the crystal chemistry of inorganic fluorides[2] and on porous solids.[3]
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Born | (1941-07-14)14 July 1941 |
Died | 19 August 2017(2017-08-19) (aged 76) |
Alma mater | University of Caen Normandy Pierre and Marie Curie University (PhD) |
Awards | CNRS Gold medal (2010) |
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Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines |
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In September 2010, he received the CNRS Gold medal, the highest French scientific distinction.[4]