Yves Chauvin
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Nobel Laureates in Chemistry 2005 on stage
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October 10, 1930 Menen, Belgium |
| Died | January 27, 2015 (aged 84) Tours, France |
| Nationality | France |
| Institutions | French Institute of Petroleum |
| Alma mater | Lyon School of Chemistry, Physics, and Electronics |
| Known for | Deciphering the process of metathesis |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2005) |
Yves Chauvin (French: [ʃɔvɛ̃]; October 10, 1930 – January 27, 2015) was a French chemist and Nobel Prize laureate. He was honorary research director at the Institut français du pétrole and a member of the French Academy of Science. He was known for his work for deciphering the process of metathesis for which he was awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Robert H. Grubbs and Richard R. Schrock.
Yves Chauvin was on born October 10, 1930 in Menen, Belgium, to French parents; his father worked as an electrical engineer. He graduated in 1954 from the Lyon School of Chemistry, Physics, and Electronics. He began working in the chemical industry but was frustrated there. He is quoted as saying, "If you want to find something new, look for something new...there is a certain amount of risk in this attitude, as even the slightest failure tends to be resounding, but you are so happy when you succeed that it is worth taking the risk." In 1960, Chauvin began working for the French Petroleum Institute in Rueil-Malmaison. He became honorary director of research there following his retirement from the institute in 1995. Chauvin also served as an emeritus (retired) director of research at the Lyon School of Chemistry, Physics, and Electronics.
He was awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, along with Robert H. Grubbs and Richard R. Schrock, for his work from the early 1970s in the area of olefin metathesis. Chauvin was embarrassed to receive his award and initially indicated that he might not accept it. He did however receive his award from the King of Sweden and deliver his Nobel lecture. He was elected a member of the French Academy of Sciences in 2005.
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