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Olivier Kahn (13 September 1942 – 8 December 1999) was a French chemist. He was the brother of the geneticist Axel Kahn and the journalist Jean-François Kahn.
Olivier Kahn | |
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Born | |
Died | 8 December 1999 Paris, France | (aged 57)
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | Chimie ParisTech |
Occupation | Chemist |
Relatives | Jean-François Kahn, Axel Kahn (brothers) |
Kahn studied at Chimie ParisTech in Paris and received his PhD for work on metal-organic compounds with Michaël Bigorgne in 1969. After a postdoctoral position at the University of East Anglia with Sydney Kettle he became professor at the University of Paris-Sud in 1976. He stayed there until he changed position and became professor at the University of Bordeaux in 1995. He held that position until his death in 1999.
References
edit- Verdaguer, Michel (2001). "Professor Olivier Kahn, 1942–1999" (PDF). Polyhedron. 20 (11–14): xxix–xxxi. doi:10.1016/S0277-5387(01)00678-7.
- "Olivier Kahn an enthusiastic pioneer in Molecular Magnetism".
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(help) - Girerd, Jean-Jacques; Verdaguer, Michel (2000). "Olivier Kahn, hommage". 228: 45. Archived from the original on 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
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(help) - Kahn, Olivier (2000). "Chemistry and Physics of Supramolecular Magnetic Materials". Accounts of Chemical Research. 33 (10): 647–657. doi:10.1021/ar9703138. PMID 11041828.