Manuel Ballester
{{Short description|Spanish chemist (1919–2005)}}
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Manuel Ballester Boix (born in Barcelona on 27 June 1919; died 5 April 2005) was a Spanish chemist.
Biography
He received his degree at the University of Barcelona in 1944, his doctorate in Madrid, and finished his training at Harvard University in 1951.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fundacionprincipedeasturias.org/premios/1982/manuel-ballester-boix/text/|title=Manuel Ballester Boix - Fundación Príncipe de Asturias|date=2009-10-09|access-date=2017-08-07|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009233424/http://www.fundacionprincipedeasturias.org/premios/1982/manuel-ballester-boix/text/|archivedate=2009-10-09}} In 1944 he formed a team at the Spanish National Research Council. His work has largely been in kinetics and organic chemistry.[http://fundacionprincipedeasturias.org/en/awards/1982/manuel-ballester-boix-1/text/ Bio at the Prince of Asturias Foundation] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120709041551/http://fundacionprincipedeasturias.org/en/awards/1982/manuel-ballester-boix-1/text/ |date=2012-07-09 }}
Awards
References
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{{Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research}}
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Category:Scientists from Catalonia
Category:Scientists from Barcelona
Category:University of Barcelona alumni
Category:Harvard University alumni
Category:Spanish expatriates in the United States
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