In 1979, Georg Wittig won the Chemistry Noble Prize.
Born: 16 June 1897.
Died: 26 August 1987.
Nationality: German.
Education: University of Marburg.
Known as: Wittig reaction, 1,2-Wittig rearrangement, 2,3-Wittig rearrangement, Directed ortho metalation Ate complex, Hypervalent molecule, Potassium tetraphenylborate.
Awards: Otto Hahn Prize for Chemistry and Physics (1967). Paul Karrer Gold Medal (1972), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1979).
Fields: Chemistry
