Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
Dutch chemist
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff Jr. 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. Wikipedia
Born: August 30, 1852, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died: March 1, 1911 (age 58 years), Steglitz, Berlin, Germany
Awards: Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Notable students: Julius Edgar Lilienfeld, Ernst Cohen, Wilder Dwight Bancroft, and more
Spouse: Johanna Francina Mees (m. 1878–1911)
Education: Universiteit Leiden, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Utrecht University, and more
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