Jaroslav Heyrovský
Jaroslav Heyrovský | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 December 1890 |
| Died | 27 March 1967 (aged 76) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Alma mater | Charles University (PhD) University College London (BSc, DSc) |
| Known for | Inventing polarography |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1959) ForMemRS (1965) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Doctoral advisor | Frederick G. Donnan William Ramsay |
Jaroslav Heyrovský (Czech: [ˈjaroslav ˈɦɛjrofskiː] ⓘ; 20 December 1890 – 27 March 1967) was a Czech chemist and inventor who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1959 for his invention of polarography.