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Klement Gottwald State Prize
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Jaroslav Heyrovský
1890-12-20 – 1967-03-27
Life & Legacy
Jaroslav Heyrovský (Czech: [ˈjaroslav ˈɦɛjrofskiː] ; 20 December 1890 – 27 March 1967) was a Czech chemist and inventor who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1959 for his invention of polarography.
Occupation & Career
chemist, physicist, inventor, teacher, scientist
Education
University College London; Akademické gymnázium Štěpánská; Charles University; Sorbonne; Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Klement Gottwald State Prize; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; doctor honoris causa from the University of Aix-Marseille; doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; honorary doctor of the University of Vienna; Order of the Republic
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
doctor honoris causa from the University of Aix-Marseille · doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris · Foreign Member of the Royal Society · honorary doctor of the University of Vienna · Klement Gottwald State Prize · Nobel Prize in Chemistry · Order of the Republic
Employer
Charles University
Organizations & Memberships
Academy of Sciences of the USSR · American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Czech Academy of Science and Art · German Academy of Sciences at Berlin · German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina · Hungarian Academy of Sciences · Polish Academy of Sciences · Royal Czech Society of Sciences · Royal Society of London · Russian Academy of Sciences
Education & Institutions
Akademické gymnázium Štěpánská · Charles University · Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague · Sorbonne · University College London
Verified Legacy Record
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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doctor honoris causa from the University of Aix-Marseille
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doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris
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Foreign Member of the Royal Society
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honorary doctor of the University of Vienna
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Order of the Republic
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Family Child
Michael Heyrovský
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Family Child
Jitka Černá-Heyrovská
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Family Father
Leopold Heyrovský
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Family Sibling
Leopold Heyrovský
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Family Spouse
Marie Kořánová
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Sources & Provenance
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