Ben Feringa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ben Feringa

Dutch Nobel laureate in chemistry

Date of Birth: 18-May-1951

Place of Birth: Barger-Compascuum, Drenthe, Netherlands

Profession: chemist, university teacher

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Bernard Lucas "Ben" Feringa (Dutch pronunciation: ['b?rn?rt 'lyk?s 'b?n 'fe?r???a?], born 18 May 1951) is a Dutch synthetic organic chemist, specializing in molecular nanotechnology and homogenous catalysis.
He is the Jacobus van 't Hoff Distinguished Professor of Molecular Sciences, at the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Netherlands, and an Academy Professor and Chair of Board of the Science Division of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences. He was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, together with Sir J.
Fraser Stoddart and Jean-Pierre Sauvage, "for the design and synthesis of molecular machines".