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Hugh Stott Taylor
British chemist (1890-1974) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 84
Sir Hugh Stott Taylor was an English chemist primarily interested in catalysis. In 1925, in a landmark contribution to catalytic theory, Taylor suggested that a catalysed chemical reaction is not catalysed over the entire solid surface of the catalyst but only at certain 'active sites' or centres.
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1974Died17 April 19741964William Procter Prize for Scientific AchievementAward1951Remsen AwardAward1948Honorary Doctorate at the Laval UniversityAward1942Longstaff PrizeAward1933Mendel MedalAward1928William H. Nichols MedalAward1890Born6 February 1890
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He also developed important methods for procuring heavy water during World War II and pioneered the use of stable isotopes in studying chemical reactions.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1890 to 1974 · aged 84
