Richard Adolf Zsigmondy

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1925

“for his demonstration of the heterogenous nature of colloid solutions and for the methods he used, which have since become fundamental in modern colloid chemistry”

Richard Adolf Zsigmondy was an Austrian chemist. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1925 for his demonstration of the heterogeneous nature of colloid solutions and for the methods he used, which became fundamental in modern colloid chemistry. He was affiliated with Göttingen University in Germany when awarded.

Field

Chemistry · Physical Chemistry

Lifespan

1865–1929