Geoffrey Wilkinson Scientist

Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson FRS (14 July 1921 – 26 September 1996) was a Nobel laureate English chemist who pioneered inorganic chemistry and homogeneous transition metal catalysis.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 14, 1921
Birth place	England , Springside
Nationality	United Kingdom
Date of death	September 26, 1996
Place of death	England , London
Education	Imperial College London
Known for	Transition metal