Manuel Ballester Boix (born in

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on 27 June 1919; died 5 April 2005) was a Spanish chemist.

Biography

He received his degree at the

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in 1944, his doctorate in Madrid, and finished his training at

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in 1951. In 1944 he formed a team at the

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. His work has largely been in kinetics and

organic chemistry Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, and reactions of organic compounds and organic materials, i.e., matter in its various forms that contain carbon atoms.Clayden, J.; ...

.Bio at the Prince of Asturias Foundation

Awards

*1982 - Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research

References

Organic chemists Spanish chemists Scientists from Catalonia Scientists from Barcelona University of Barcelona alumni Harvard University alumni 1919 births 2005 deaths Spanish expatriates in the United States {{Chemist-stub