George Andrew Olah, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Andrew Olah

Hungarian chemist

Date of Birth: 22-May-1927

Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary

Date of Death: 08-Mar-2017

Profession: chemist, university teacher

Nationality: Hungary, United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

George Andrew Olah (born Oláh György; May 22, 1927 – March 8, 2017) was a Hungarian and American chemist.
His research involved the generation and reactivity of carbocations via superacids.
For this research, Olah was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1994 "for his contribution to carbocation chemistry." He was also awarded the Priestley Medal, the highest honor granted by the American Chemical Society and F.A.
Cotton Medal for Excellence in Chemical Research of the American Chemical Society in 1996.
According to György Marx he was one of The Martians.