Edgar Heilbronner

Swiss-German chemist and professor at ETH Zurich
Person human Q3047454
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Edgar Heilbronner

Summary

Edgar Heilbronner is a human[1]. He was born in Munich[2]. He was born on +1921-05-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Herrliberg[4]. He died on +2006-08-28T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a chemist[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Edgar Heilbronner was born in Munich[2].
  • Edgar Heilbronner passed away in Herrliberg[4].
  • Edgar Heilbronner was born on +1921-05-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Edgar Heilbronner died on +2006-08-28T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Edgar Heilbronner held citizenship in Switzerland[9].
  • Edgar Heilbronner held citizenship in Germany[10].
  • Edgar Heilbronner worked as a chemist[6].
  • Edgar Heilbronner worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Edgar Heilbronner's field of work was theoretical chemistry[11].
  • Edgar Heilbronner's field of work was organic chemistry[12].
  • Edgar Heilbronner was employed by University of Basel[13].
  • Among Edgar Heilbronner's employers was ETH Zurich[14].
  • Edgar Heilbronner received the August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal[15].
  • Edgar Heilbronner received the Marcel Benoist Prize[16].
  • Edgar Heilbronner was a member of International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science[17].
  • Edgar Heilbronner was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[18].
  • Edgar Heilbronner was a member of Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[19].
  • Edgar Heilbronner's image is recorded as ETH-BIB-Prof. Edgar Heilbronner, Universität Basel-Com L27-0621-0001.tif[20].
  • Edgar Heilbronner is recorded as male[21].
  • Edgar Heilbronner's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Edgar Heilbronner supervised Fabian Gerson as a doctoral student[23].
  • Edgar Heilbronner's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109324974[24].
  • Edgar Heilbronner's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 109051331[25].
  • Edgar Heilbronner's GND ID is recorded as 128622318[26].
  • Edgar Heilbronner's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83825282[27].

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Origins and Family

Edgar Heilbronner's place of birth was Munich[2]. He was born on +1921-05-13T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chemist[6] and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include theoretical chemistry[11], a branch of chemistry[28] and organic chemistry[12], a branch of chemistry[29]. Employers include University of Basel[13], a public research university[30], in Switzerland[31], founded in 1460[32], headquartered in Basel[33] and ETH Zurich[14], an institute of technology[34], in Switzerland[35], founded in 1855[36], headquartered in ETH Zurich main building[37]. Edgar Heilbronner supervised Fabian Gerson as a doctoral student[23].

Recognition

Awards received include August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal[15], a science award[38] and Marcel Benoist Prize[16], a science award[39], in Switzerland[40].

Death and Burial

Edgar Heilbronner died on +2006-08-28T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Herrliberg[4].

Why It Matters

Edgar Heilbronner ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Edgar Heilbronner born?

Edgar Heilbronner's place of birth was Munich[2].

Where did Edgar Heilbronner die?

Edgar Heilbronner died in Herrliberg[4].

What did Edgar Heilbronner do for work?

Edgar Heilbronner worked as chemist[6] and university teacher[7].

What awards did Edgar Heilbronner receive?

Honors received include August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal[15] and Marcel Benoist Prize[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [20] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . en.gdch.de. en.gdch.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] . wikidata.org.
  17. [24] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . wikidata.org.
  19. [26] . wikidata.org.
  20. [27] . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] . wikidata.org.
  23. [19] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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