Heinz Staab
Heinz A. Staab (26 March 1926 – 29 July 2012) was a German chemist. From 1990 to 1996 he was Präsident der Max Planck Society.
Biography
Staab was born in 1926 in
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg.[1] Staab worked in the field of heterocyclic chemistry.[1] Staab was the president of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) from 1984 till 1985.[2] He was director of the Max Planck Society from 1984 until 1990.[3][4] From 1990 to 1996 he was Präsident der Max Planck Society.[5]
Staab died on 29 July 2012 at the age of 86 in Berlin.[5]
Awards
In 1979 Staab received the Adolf von Baeyer Prize from the German Chemical Society.[1] He has been awarded honorary professorship by the Indian Institute of Science and Academia Sinica.[1] In 1996 he was awarded the Harnack Medal.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Heinz Staab". chemie.de (in German). 14 December 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Chemistry International, Vol. 21, No. 6, November 1999". Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- S2CID 195243063.
- ^ "Max-Planck-Gesellschaft trauert um Altpräsident Heinz A. Staab". Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (in German). 31 May 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Heinz A. Staab (1984–1990)". Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (in German). 31 May 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.