Jacques Errera (25 September 1896 – 30 March 1977) was a

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physicochemist, specialized in the molecular constitution of matter.Errera J, Hirshberg Y, Potentiometric analysis of pure animal proteins, Biochem. J. (1933) 027 (764–770) During the 1930s he worked at the

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(ULB), and participated in the

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of 1933. In 1938 he was awarded the

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in Exact Sciences. Shortly after the first atomic bombs were used in 1945, he authored an optimistic article about the peaceful future potential of atomic energy. After WW2, Errera represented Belgium at both the

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and the

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. He was the son of Isabelle Errera.

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Le château des Belges: un peuple se retrouve
Fox, R. and Yves Winkin, pp. 61–82 Academic staff of the Free University of Brussels (1834–1969) Belgian physical chemists 1896 births 1977 deaths Free University of Brussels (1834–1969) alumni {{Belgium-scientist-stub