Victor Grignard
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1912.
Born: 6, May, 1871, Cherbourg, France
Died: 13, Dec, 1935, Lyon, France
Prize motivation: "for the discovery of the so-called Grignard reagent which in recent years has greatly advanced the progress of organic chemistry"
Affiliation at the time of the award: Nancy University, Nancy, France
Prize share: 1/2