George Büchi
Swiss organic chemist (1921–1998)
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George Hermann Büchi (August 1, 1921 – August 28, 1998) was a Swiss organic chemist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Paternò's reaction", known since the early twentieth century,[1] was renamed to the "Paternò–Büchi reaction" based on enhancements made to it by Büchi's research group.[2]
BornAugust 1, 1921
Baden, Switzerland
DiedAugust 28, 1998 (aged 77)
Switzerland
AlmamaterETH Zürich
AwardsErnest Guenther Award (1958)
George Büchi | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 1, 1921 Baden, Switzerland |
| Died | August 28, 1998 (aged 77) Switzerland |
| Alma mater | ETH Zürich |
| Awards | Ernest Guenther Award (1958) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Thesis | Beitrag zur Konstitutionsaufklärung des Breins (1949) |
| Leopold Ružička | |
Doctoral students | Edward M. Burgess |
Büchi died at the age of 77 of heart failure while hiking with his wife in Switzerland.[3][4]
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