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Henri B. Kagan

French chemist · France · On the map · Scientists · Born 1930 · age 95

Henri Boris Kagan is currently an emeritus professor at the Université Paris-Sud in France. He is widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of asymmetric catalysis. His discoveries have had far-reaching impacts on the pharmaceutical industry.

Henri B. Kagan is read about 609 times a day, in 42 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 10 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 153 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2026Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Hiroki Shibasaki and Henri Kagan7 October 2026Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Hiroshi Nishikubo and Henri B. Kagan7 October 2026

Readers a day, 12 September 2026 to 10 November 2026, highest on 7 October 2026.

Received the Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry on 7 October 2026.7 October 2026, 146,087 readers on 7 October 2026, the first readership we can measure

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Nobel Prize in ChemistryAward2013Lavoisier MedalAward2007Horst Pracejus PrizeAward2005Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in ScienceAward2002Ryoji Noyori PrizeAward2001Wolf Prize in ChemistryAward1999Centenary PrizeAwardTetrahedron PrizeAward1991August Wilhelm von Hofmann MedalAward1990Prelog Medal and LectureAward1974CNRS silver medalAward1930Born15 December 1930

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Awards

Nobel Prize in Chemistry2026
Lavoisier Medal2013
Horst Pracejus Prize2007
Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science2005
Ryoji Noyori Prize2002
Wolf Prize in Chemistry2001
Centenary Prize1999
Tetrahedron Prize1999
August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal1991
Prelog Medal and Lecture1990
CNRS silver medal1974
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Knight of the National Order of Merit

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Country
France
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1930 · age 95