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
Born(1942-09-13)13 September 1942
Died8 December 1999(1999-12-08) (aged 57)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Alma materChimie ParisTech
OccupationChemist
RelativesJean-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.

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  • 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". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Girerd, Jean-Jacques; Verdaguer, Michel (2000). "Olivier Kahn, hommage". 228: 45. Archived from the original on 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2012-05-01. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (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.