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more general categories information about this item 10. Noble Prize 10. Noble Prize Chemistry (180) 11. Award Year 11. Award Year 1910s (40) 1912 (6) 12. Winner Type 12. Winner Type Person (904) 13. Gender 13. Gender Male (853) 14. Birth Year 14. Birth Year 1850s (38) 1854 (4) 15. Place of Birth 15. Place of Birth Europe (459) Europe, western (207) France (55) Carcassonne (2) 16. Death Year 16. Death Year 1940s (35) 1941 (7) 17. Place of Death 17. Place of Death Europe (331) Europe, western (182) France (51) Toulouse (1) 19. Given Name 19. Given Name L-R (240) P (45) 20. Family Name 20. Family Name S-Z (212) S (103) 21. Shared Given Name 21. Shared Given Name L-R (156) P (34) Paul (18) 23. Religion 23. Religion z-Missing value reason (465) Source data not available (465) 24. Age at Award Time 24. Age at Award Time 50 - 59 (231) 59 (20) 32. Occupations 32. Occupations Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (601) Physical Scientists (333) Chemists and Materials Scientists (111) Chemists (111) 34. Citizens 34. Citizens Europe (450) Europe, western (223) France (60) 35. Worked for Government 35. Worked for Government Europe (31) Europe, western (20) United Kingdom (12) Agency (2) Atomic Energy Research Establishment (1) 37. Worked for College or University 37. Worked for College or University Europe (232) Europe, western (125) France (32) Toulouse (2) Toulouse University (1) 42. Affilliation with College or University 42. Affilliation with College or University Europe (535) Europe, western (390) France (92) Paris (73) Collège de France (21) Alumni (2) École Normale Supérieure (20) Alumni (13) 44. Memberships 44. Memberships E-P (571) F (89) French Academy of Sciences (89) L (51) Lincean Academy (51) R-T (460) R (448) Royal Irish Academy (4) Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (64) Royal Society (294) Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (111) 45. Other Awards 45. Other Awards A-B (362) A (285) Albert Medal (16) C-D (404) D (194) Davy Medal (30) E-F (439) F (394) Franklin Medal (45) G-H (389) G (254) Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (9) I-J (268) J (208) Jecker Prize (2) K-L (297) L (183) La Caze Prize of the Academy of Sciences (4) complete name: Paul Sabatier nobel prize: chemistry award year: 1912 together with: Victor Grignard prize share: Prize share: 1/2 rational: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1912 was divided equally between Victor Grignard "for the discovery of the so-called Grignard reagent, which in recent years has greatly advanced the progress of organic chemistry" and Paul Sabatier "for his method of hydrogenating organic compounds in the presence of finely disintegrated metals whereby the progress of organic chemistry has been greatly advanced in recent years." biography: Biography laureate facts: Facts laureate lecture: Lecture given name: Paul family name: Sabatier occupation: chemist occupation: university teacher field of work: inorganic chemistry field of work: organic chemistry work location: University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France description: Paul Sabatier was a French chemist, born in Carcassonne. In 1912, Sabatier was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Victor Grignard. Sabatier was honoured specifically for his work improving the hydrogenation of organic species in the presence of metals. pronunciation: (French: [sabatje]) image copyright: Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. image citation: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1912. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1912/summary/> date birth: 1854 date death: 1941 usual name: Paul Sabatier