George de Hevesy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George de Hevesy

Hungarian chemist

Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1885

Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary

Date of Death: 05-Jul-1966

Profession: chemist, university teacher

Nationality: Hungary, Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Leo

George Charles de Hevesy (German: Georg Karl von Hevesy; 1 August 1885 – 5 July 1966) was a Hungarian radiochemist and Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate, recognized in 1943 for his key role in the development of radioactive tracers to study chemical processes such as in the metabolism of animals.
He also co-discovered the element hafnium.