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Jack D. Dunitz

British chemist and professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich
Person human Q1677006

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
March 29, 1923
Date of death
September 12, 2021
Place of birth
Glasgow
Place of death
Zurich
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[8]
Occupation
chemist, crystallographer, university teacher
Employer
ETH Zurich[9]
Educated at
University of Glasgow, Hillhead High School[10][11]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Gregori Aminoff Prize, Centenary Prize, Bijvoet Medal, Paracelsus Prize[12][13][14][15][16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[27]
Family name
Wikidata item[25]
Given name
Jack[26]
Member of
Royal Society, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, National Academy of Sciences, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academia Europaea, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jack David Dunitz en Jack D. Dunitz de Dunitz de Jack Dunitz he ג'ק דייוויד דניץ
🔖 Identifiers · 30
ISNI
0000000108898335
VIAF cluster ID
39455415
Library of Congress authority ID
n85828672
GND ID
113265158
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
ETH-BIB-Dunitz, Jack D. (1923-2021)-Portr 04533.tif ↗
AE member ID
Dunitz_Jack
Academic Tree ID
53304
BDELIS ID
77881
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12362073w
Curriculum vitae URL
chab.ethz.ch
DDB person (GND) ID
113265158
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
113265158
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FAST ID
1469132
FactGrid item ID
Bodensee-Schiffsbetriebe
Fellow of the Royal Society ID
11363
Freebase ID
/m/0bzcqw
HDS ID
044498
IdRef ID
032626703
Leopoldina member ID (new)
jack-david-dunitz
NUKAT ID
n01050808
National Academy of Sciences member ID
8891
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007423910305171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
112319874
Open Library ID
OL1860583A
Prabook ID
2372048, 487707
SNAC ARK ID
w6dc0bw4
Scopus author ID
7003275343
UK National Archives ID
F66398
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbWwjhfqyRqfbBdvwb8G3
Yale LUX ID
person/29c0ff67-378f-4cbd-af1f-890c80ead182

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Summary

Jack D. Dunitz was born on March 29, 1923[1], in Glasgow[2]. He died on September 12, 2021[3], in Zurich[4]. He worked as a chemist[5], crystallographer[6], and university teacher[7].

FAQs

Where was Jack D. Dunitz born?

Jack D. Dunitz's place of birth was Glasgow[2].

Where did Jack D. Dunitz die?

Jack D. Dunitz died in Zurich[4].

What did Jack D. Dunitz do for work?

Jack D. Dunitz worked as a chemist[5], crystallographer[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Jack D. Dunitz go to school?

Jack D. Dunitz was educated at University of Glasgow[10] and Hillhead High School[11].

What awards did Jack D. Dunitz receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[12], Gregori Aminoff Prize[13], Centenary Prize[14], and Bijvoet Medal[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . scg.ch. scg.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . ae-info.org. ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . chab.ethz.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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