Jean Marie Lehn was born on September 30, 1939 in France. French chemist and innovator in the field of supramolecular chemistry who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1987 for his work involving the synthesizing of cryptands. He worked for many years in the Chemistry Department of the University of Strasbourg.
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About
French Chemist and innovator in the field of supramolecular chemistry who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1987 for his work involving the synthesizing of cryptands. He worked for many years in the Chemistry Department of the University of Strasbourg.
Before Fame
He learned to play the organ as a child.
Trivia
He has been made both a Knight of the Order of National Merit and a Knight of the Legion of Honor.
Family Life
He had two sons with his wife Sylvie Lederer, who he married in 1965.
Associated With
He won the Nobel Prize two years before Thomas Cech did.
