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Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
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Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff Jr. was a Dutch physical chemist. A highly influential theoretical chemist, in 1901 Van 't Hoff won the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry "[for his] discovery of the laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions".

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  1. Albert Abraham MichelsonDecember 19, 1852 – May 9, 1931
  2. Henri MoissanSeptember 28, 1852 – February 20, 1907
  3. Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (this page)August 30, 1852 – March 1, 1911
  4. John Louis Emil DreyerFebruary 13, 1852 – September 14, 1926
  5. Orest KhvolsonNovember 22, 1852 – May 11, 1934
  6. Santiago Ramón y CajalMay 1, 1852 – October 17, 1934

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