Victor Grignard

Francois Auguste Victor Grignard (6 May 1871 – 13 December 1935) was a French chemist who won the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the eponymously named Grignard reagent and Grignard reaction, both of which are important in the formation of carbon–carbon bonds.

Victor Grignard
Grignard in 1912
Born(1871-05-06)6 May 1871
Cherbourg, France
DiedDecember 13, 1935(1935-12-13) (aged 64)
Lyon, France
Resting placeGuillotière Cemetery, Lyon
Alma materUniversity of Lyon
Known forGrignard reaction
Grignard reagent
SpouseAugustine Marie Boulant
ChildrenRoger Grignard
AwardsNobel Prize for Chemistry (1912)
Lavoisier Medal (1912)
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Nancy
Doctoral advisorPhilippe Barbier
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