About Manuel Ballester
Lived 1919 – 2005 (aged 85). Manuel Ballester was a Spanish chemist and university teacher.
Manuel Ballester Boix (born in Barcelona on 27 June 1919; died 5 April 2005) was a Spanish chemist.
Biography He received his degree at the University of Barcelona in 1944, his doctorate in Madrid, and finished his training at Harvard University in 1951. In 1944 he formed a team at the Spanish National Research Council. His work has largely been in kinetics and organic chemistry.
Awards 1982 - Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research
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Spanish chemist (1919–2005)
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Manuel Ballester was born on 27 June 1919 in Barcelona.
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Manuel Ballester died on 5 April 2005 in Barcelona.
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Manuel Ballester was a chemist and university teacher.
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