About Jean-Marie Lehn
Born 1939. Jean-Marie Lehn is a French chemist, professor, university teacher and researcher, known for Cryptand.
Jean-Marie Pierre Lehn (born 30 September 1939) According to information provided by Lehn to the Nobel Foundation in January 2006, his group had published 790 peer-reviewed articles in chemistry literature by then.
He is currently a member of the Reliance Innovation Council which was formed by Reliance Industries Limited, India.
, Lehn has an h-index of 154 according to Google Scholar and of 137 (946 documents) according to Scopus.
Legacy In 1987, Pierre Boulez dedicated a very short piano work Fragment d‘une ébauche to Lehn on the occasion of his Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Personal life Lehn was married in 1965 to Sylvie Lederer, and together they had two sons, David and Mathias.
Lehn is an atheist.
Honors and awards Lehn has won numerous awards and honors including:
French awards and decorations CNRS Gold medal (1981; Silver Medal: 1972; Bronze Medal: 1963) Knight of the Ordre des Palmes académiques (1989) Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite (1993; Knight: 1976) Grand Officer of the Légion d'Honneur (2014; Commander: 1996; Officer: 1988; Knight: 1983) Elected a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1980) Humboldt Prize (1983) Elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1983) Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1987) Elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society (1987) Pour le Mérite (1990) Elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS) in 1993 The Davy Medal of the Royal Society (1997) Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class (2001) Grand Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit of Romania (2004) Gutenberg Lecture Award (2006) ISA Medal for Science (2006) Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2009) Order of the Rising Sun (Gold and Silver Star) of Japan (2019) Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), 2015 New York University, 2017 University of Vienna, 2019 University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, 2019
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Who is Jean-Marie Lehn?
French chemist
When was Jean-Marie Lehn born?
Jean-Marie Lehn was born on 30 September 1939 in Rosheim.
What is Jean-Marie Lehn's occupation?
Jean-Marie Lehn is a chemist, professor, university teacher and researcher.
What is Jean-Marie Lehn known for?
Jean-Marie Lehn is known for Cryptand.
What nationality is Jean-Marie Lehn?
Jean-Marie Lehn is French.
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