Hans-Georg Schnering

Hans Georg von Schnering (born 6 July 1931 in Ranis, died 22 July 2010 in Aidlingen) was a German chemist and professor of inorganic chemistry at the University of Münster, honorary professor at the University of Stuttgart and director at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research.

Life Born in 1931 as the son of a doctor, Schnering initially trained as a baker before embarking on studying chemistry at the University of Münster in 1951. He completed his diploma thesis with Wilhelm Klemm in 1958 and his doctorate with Rudolf Hoppe two years later (title of the thesis: “Über Oxo- und Thiozincate und -cadmate”). As a doctoral candidate, he also stayed in Göttingen to learn from the crystallographer Josef Zemann.

In 1966, he became a full professor of special inorganic chemistry at the University of Münster. In 1975, he was appointed director of the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart. Schnering died in 2010 in Aidlingen.

Awards and memberships Science awards

Alfred Stock Memorial Prize (1981) Member of the Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (1987)