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Richard Adolf Zsigmondy

Richard Adolf Zsigmondy
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Richard 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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  1. Arthur HardenOctober 12, 1865 – June 17, 1940
  2. Jacques HadamardDecember 8, 1865 – October 17, 1963
  3. Nagaoka HantarōAugust 15, 1865 – December 11, 1950
  4. Pierre WeissMarch 25, 1865 – October 24, 1940
  5. Richard Adolf Zsigmondy (this page)April 1, 1865 – September 23, 1929
  6. Sofia OkunevskaMay 12, 1865 – February 24, 1926

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