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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 1940s (43) 1943 (4) 12. Winner Type 12. Winner Type Person (904) 13. Gender 13. Gender Male (853) 14. Birth Year 14. Birth Year 1880s (52) 1885 (5) 15. Place of Birth 15. Place of Birth Europe (459) Europe, eastern (65) Hungary (10) Budapest (8) 16. Death Year 16. Death Year 1960s (49) 1966 (3) 17. Place of Death 17. Place of Death Europe (331) Europe, central (62) Germany (56) Freiburg im Breisgau (5) 19. Given Name 19. Given Name E-K (339) G (55) 20. Family Name 20. Family Name E-K (239) H (72) 21. Shared Given Name 21. Shared Given Name E-K (229) G (35) George (18) 23. Religion 23. Religion Religious group (353) Judaism (160) 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) 33. Ethnic Origins 33. Ethnic Origins Asia (244) Middle East (197) Israel (197) Europe (33) Europe, eastern (13) Hungary (13) 34. Citizens 34. Citizens Europe (450) Europe, eastern (21) Hungary (8) 37. Worked for College or University 37. Worked for College or University Europe (232) Europe, Nordic countries (30) Sweden (16) Stockholm (10) Stockholm University (3) 42. Affilliation with College or University 42. Affilliation with College or University Europe (535) Europe, central (165) Germany (154) Berlin (62) Technical University of Berlin (Technische Universität Berlin) (7) Alumni (7) Freiburg (21) University of Freiburg (21) Alumni (11) Long-term academic staff (7) Europe, Nordic countries (83) Denmark (39) Copenhagen (39) University of Copenhagen (39) Long-term academic staff (8) Sweden (35) Stockholm (22) Stockholm University (15) Long-term academic staff (6) Europe, western (390) Switzerland (65) Zurich (49) ETH Zurich (32) Short-term academic staff (14) United Kingdom (235) Manchester (25) University of Manchester (25) Short-term academic staff (5) 44. Memberships 44. Memberships A-D (656) A (635) American Academy of Arts and Sciences (531) E-P (571) G (195) German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (179) H (88) Heidelberg Academy for Sciences and Humanities (28) Hungarian Academy of Sciences (61) P (109) Pontifical Academy of Sciences (83) R-T (460) R (448) Royal Society (294) Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (111) 45. Other Awards 45. Other Awards C-D (404) C (272) Copley Medal (60) E-F (439) F (394) Faraday Lectureship Prize (22) M-N (333) N (205) Niels Bohr International Gold Medal (8) O-P (364) P (242) Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts (65) complete name: George de Hevesy nobel prize: chemistry award year: 1943 prize share: Prize share: 1/1 rational: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1943 was awarded to George de Hevesy "for his work on the use of isotopes as tracers in the study of chemical processes." biography: Biography laureate facts: Facts laureate lecture: Lecture given name: George family name: Hevesy occupation: chemist occupation: university teacher field of work: chemistry work location: University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany description: George de Hevesy was a Hungarian radiochemist and Nobel laureate, recognized in 1943 for his key role in the development of radioactive tracers to study chemical processes such as in the metabolism of animals. He also co-discovered the element hafnium. pronunciation: (German: Georg Karl von Hevesy) image copyright: Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. image citation: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1943. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1943/summary/> date birth: 1885 date death: 1966 usual name: George de Hevesy
