Victor Grignard

Summary

Victor Grignard is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Cherbourg^[2]. He was born on +1871-05-06T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in 7th arrondissement of Lyon^[4]. He died on +1935-12-13T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a chemist^[6] and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (155 views/month, #7,225 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Cherbourg^[2], Victor Grignard…
• Victor Grignard passed away in 7th arrondissement of Lyon^[4].
• Victor Grignard was born on +1871-05-06T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Victor Grignard died on +1935-12-13T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Victor Grignard is buried at Guillotière New Cemetery^[9].
• Among Victor Grignard's spouses was Augustine Marie Boulant^[10].
• Victor Grignard held citizenship in France^[11].
• Victor Grignard's professions included chemist^[6].
• Victor Grignard's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Victor Grignard's field of work was organic chemistry^[12].
• Victor Grignard's field of work was chemistry^[13].
• Victor Grignard was employed by Marie and Louis Pasteur University^[14].
• Among Victor Grignard's employers was École supérieure de chimie physique électronique de Lyon^[15].
• Among Victor Grignard's employers was University of Lyon^[16].
• Victor Grignard was employed by Université de Nancy^[17].
• Victor Grignard's education included a stint at Faculté des Sciences de Lyon^[18].
• Victor Grignard's doctoral advisor was Philippe Barbier^[19].
• Victor Grignard received the Knight of the Legion of Honour^[20].
• Victor Grignard received the Officer of the Legion of Honour^[21].
• Victor Grignard received the Commander of the Legion of Honour^[22].
• Victor Grignard received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry^[23].
• Victor Grignard received the Lavoisier Medal^[24].
• Victor Grignard received the Jecker Prize^[25].
• Victor Grignard was a member of French Academy of Sciences^[26].
• Victor Grignard was a member of Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Lyon^[27].

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Origins and Family

Victor Grignard's place of birth was Cherbourg^[2]. He was born on +1871-05-06T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Victor Grignard's education included a stint at Faculté des Sciences de Lyon^[18]. His doctoral advisor was Philippe Barbier^[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chemist^[6] and university teacher^[7]. Fields of work include organic chemistry^[12], a branch of chemistry^[28] and chemistry^[13], a branch of science^[29]. Employers include Marie and Louis Pasteur University^[14], a public university^[30], in France^[31], founded in 1423^[32], headquartered in Besançon^[33]; École supérieure de chimie physique électronique de Lyon^[15], a higher education institution^[34], in France^[35], founded in 1883^[36], headquartered in Villeurbanne^[37]; University of Lyon^[16], a university in France^[38], in France^[39], founded in 1896^[40]; and Université de Nancy^[17], a university in France^[41], in France^[42]. Victor Grignard supervised Charles Hippolyte Courtot as a doctoral student^[43].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight of the Legion of Honour^[20], a grade of an order^[44], in France^[45]; Officer of the Legion of Honour^[21], a grade of an order^[46], in France^[47]; Commander of the Legion of Honour^[22], a grade of an order^[48], in France^[49]; Nobel Prize in Chemistry^[23], a chemistry award^[50], in Sweden^[51], founded in 1901^[52]; Lavoisier Medal^[24], a medallion^[53], in France^[54]; and Jecker Prize^[25], a science award^[55].

Personal Life

Victor Grignard was married to Augustine Marie Boulant^[10].

Death and Burial

Victor Grignard died on +1935-12-13T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in 7th arrondissement of Lyon^[4]. Burial took place at Guillotière New Cemetery^[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Victor Grignard include Grignard reagent^[56], a structural class of chemical entities^[57]; Grignard reaction^[58], an eponymous chemical reaction^[59]; and Grignard^[60], a lunar crater^[61].

Why It Matters

Victor Grignard ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (155 views/month, #7,225 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[62] He is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[63]

Entities named for him include Grignard reagent^[56], a structural class of chemical entities^[57]; Grignard reaction^[58], an eponymous chemical reaction^[59]; and Grignard^[60], a lunar crater^[61].

FAQs

Where was Victor Grignard born?

Victor Grignard was born in Cherbourg^[2].

Where did Victor Grignard die?

Victor Grignard died in 7th arrondissement of Lyon^[4].

Who was Victor Grignard married to?

Victor Grignard's spouses include Augustine Marie Boulant^[10].

What did Victor Grignard do for work?

Victor Grignard worked as chemist^[6] and university teacher^[7].

Where did Victor Grignard go to school?

Victor Grignard was educated at Faculté des Sciences de Lyon^[18].

What awards did Victor Grignard receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour^[20], Officer of the Legion of Honour^[21], Commander of the Legion of Honour^[22], and Nobel Prize in Chemistry^[23].