Richard Zsigmondy(1865–1929)
ChemistryRichard Adolf Zsigmondy was an Austrian-born chemist. He was known for his research in colloids, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1925, as well as for co-inventing the slit-ultramicroscope, and different membrane filters. The crater Zsigmondy on the Moon is named in his honour.
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Publications
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Citations
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Awards & Recognition
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1925for his demonstration of the heterogenous nature of colloid solutions and for the methods he used, which have since become fundamental in modern colloid chemistry
IndependentMost Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#5
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Recent Publications
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Ueber Gallerten
Zeitschrift für Chemie und Industrie der Kolloide
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Zeitschrift für Chemie und Industrie der Kolloide
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Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
University of Vienna
TU Wien
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München(Doctor)
Career Timeline
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin?–present
University of Graz?–present
University of Göttingen?–present
Positions & Roles
professor
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
KB
K. Barry Sharpless
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2022)
FS
Frederick Sanger
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1980)
OY
Omar Yaghi
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
GW
Greg Winter
Copley Medal (2025)
JM
John Michael Jumper
Fellow of the Royal Society (2025)
RR
Richard Robson
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
SK
Susumu Kitagawa
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
DH
Demis Hassabis
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
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