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Richard R. Ernst
Methods that transformed nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Fourier-transform NMR · NMR textbook
- Born
- 14 August 1933
- Birthplace
- Winterthur
- Died
- 4 June 2021
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Richard R. Ernst
Swiss physical chemist awarded the 1991 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for advances in high-resolution NMR.
Early life
Winterthur
Played cello as a child and became interested in chemistry after discovering his uncle’s chemicals. Earned an ETH Zurich doctorate in 1962.
Career
- 1963
Varian Associates
Began industrial research into magnetic resonance.
- 1968
ETH Zurich
Returned as a lecturer, becoming a full professor in 1976.
- 1998
Retirement
Retired from his professorship.
Contributions
Fourier-transform NMR
Developed ways to derive spectra from complex signals.
NMR textbook
Co-authored Principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in One and Two Dimensions.
Beyond work
Art and family
Married Magdalena Kielholz and had three children. Studied pigments in Tibetan scroll paintings using scientific methods.
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