In 1943, George de Hevesy won the Chemistry Noble Prize.
Born: 1 August 1885 Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary.
Died: 5 July 1966 (aged 80) Freiburg, West Germany.
Nationality: German.
Education: University of Freiburg.
Known as: Hafnium Radioactive tracer.
Awards: Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1943), Copley Medal (1949), Faraday Lectureship Prize (1950), Atoms for Peace Award (1958), Fellow of the Royal Society.
Fields: Chemistry.
