Heinz Staab

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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 [de] 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

  1. ^ a b c d e "Heinz Staab". chemie.de (in German). 14 December 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Chemistry International, Vol. 21, No. 6, November 1999". Retrieved 13 May 2009.
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  4. ^ "Max-Planck-Gesellschaft trauert um Altpräsident Heinz A. Staab". Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (in German). 31 May 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Heinz A. Staab (1984–1990)". Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (in German). 31 May 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
Preceded by Director of Max Planck Society
1984–1990
Succeeded by