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Jacobus H. van 't Hoff

Jacobus H. van 't HoffAKA Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff

Born: 30-Aug-1852
Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died: 1-Mar-1911
Location of death: Steglitz, Germany
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Chemist

Nationality: Netherlands
Executive summary: Studied reaction rates, osmotic pressures

Father: Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (physician)
Mother: Alida Jacoba Kolff
Wife: Francina Mees (two daughters, two sons)
Daughter: Johanna Francina (b. 1880)
Daughter: Aleida Jacoba (b. 1882)
Son: Jacobus Hendricus (b. 1883)
Son: Govert Jacob (b. 1889)

    University: Delft Polytechnical Institute (1871)
    University: University of Leiden
    University: PhD, University of Utrecht (1874)
    Professor: Veterinary College at Utrecht (1876-77)
    Professor: University of Amsterdam (1877-96)
    Professor: University of Berlin (1896-1911)

    Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1901
    Davy Medal 1893 (with J. A. Le Bel)
    American Chemical Society 1898
    French Academy of Sciences 1905

Author of books:
Chimie dans l'Espace (1875)
Études de Dynamique Chimique (1884)
L'Équilibre chimique dans les Systèmes gazeux ou dissous à I'État dilué (1885)


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