George Büchi

Summary

George Büchi is a human^[1]. He was born in Baden^[2]. He was born on +1921-08-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Switzerland^[4]. He died on +1998-08-28T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a chemist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Baden^[2], George Büchi…
• George Büchi died in Switzerland^[4].
• George Büchi was born on +1921-08-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• George Büchi died on +1998-08-28T00:00:00Z^[5].
• George Büchi held citizenship in Switzerland^[8].
• George Büchi held citizenship in United States^[9].
• George Büchi's professions included chemist^[6].
• George Büchi's field of work was organic chemistry^[10].
• George Büchi's field of work was photochemistry^[11].
• Among George Büchi's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[12].
• George Büchi was educated at ETH Zurich^[13].
• George Büchi's doctoral advisor was Leopold Ružička^[14].
• George Büchi received the ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry,^[15].
• George Büchi received the Ernest Guenther Award^[16].
• George Büchi was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[17].
• George Büchi was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[18].
• George Büchi's image is recorded as Снимок экрана 2025-11-19 в 17.28.11.png^[19].
• George Büchi is recorded as male^[20].
• George Büchi's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• George Büchi supervised Edward M. Burgess as a doctoral student^[22].
• George Büchi's ISNI is recorded as 0000000013290394^[23].
• George Büchi's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 10830250^[24].
• George Büchi's GND ID is recorded as 126166234^[25].
• George Büchi's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0xnj77h^[26].
• George Büchi's family name is recorded as Büchi^[27].

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Origins and Family

George Büchi was born in Baden^[2]. He was born on +1921-08-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

George Büchi was educated at ETH Zurich^[13]. His doctoral advisor was Leopold Ružička^[14].

Career and Affiliations

George Büchi's professions included chemist^[6]. Fields of work include organic chemistry^[10], a branch of chemistry^[28] and photochemistry^[11], a branch of chemistry^[29]. He was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[12]. He supervised Edward M. Burgess as a doctoral student^[22].

Recognition

Awards received include ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry,^[15], a class of award^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1955^[32] and Ernest Guenther Award^[16], a chemistry award^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1948^[35].

Death and Burial

George Büchi died on +1998-08-28T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Switzerland^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for George Büchi include Paternò–Büchi reaction^[36], an eponymous chemical reaction^[37].

Why It Matters

George Büchi ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for him include Paternò–Büchi reaction^[36], an eponymous chemical reaction^[37].

His notable doctoral advisees include Edward M. Burgess^[40], a chemist^[41], 1934–2018^[42], of United States^[43].

FAQs

Where was George Büchi born?

George Büchi's place of birth was Baden^[2].

Where did George Büchi die?

George Büchi passed away in Switzerland^[4].

What did George Büchi do for work?

George Büchi worked as chemist^[6].

Where did George Büchi go to school?

George Büchi was educated at ETH Zurich^[13].

What awards did George Büchi receive?

Honors received include ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry,^[15] and Ernest Guenther Award^[16].