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George de Hevesy
Chemist

George de Hevesy

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Developing radioactive tracers and co-discovering hafnium.

Hafnium · Radioactive tracers

Born
1 August 1885
Birthplace
Budapest
Died
5 July 1966

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George de Hevesy

George de Hevesy was a Hungarian radiochemist whose methods made it possible to follow substances through chemical and biological processes.

Early life

Education

Studied in Budapest, Berlin and Freiburg, earning a doctorate in 1908.

Career

  1. 1910s

    International laboratories

    Worked with researchers including Ernest Rutherford.

  2. 1920

    Copenhagen

    Moved to Denmark to pursue research.

  3. 1943

    Nobel Prize

    Received the chemistry prize for radioactive tracers.

Contributions

Hafnium

Co-discovered the element with Dirk Coster.

Radioactive tracers

Used radioactivity to follow chemical substances through living systems.

Beyond research

Family background

Grew up in Budapest as one of eight children.

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