Jaroslav Heyrovský
Scientist
Jaroslav Heyrovský (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjaroslaf ˈɦɛjrofskiː] (13px )) (December 20, 1890 – March 27, 1967) was a Czech chemist and inventor. Heyrovský was the inventor of the polarographic method, father of the electroanalytical method, and recipient of the Nobel Prize in 1959. His main field of work was polarography.
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| Birth date | December 20, 1890 |
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| Birth place | Bohemia , Prague , Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Date of death | March 27, 1967 |
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| Place of death | Czechoslovakia , England , Prague , Cambridge |
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| Education | Charles University in Prague University College London |
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