Otto Hahn Prize

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Otto Hahn Prize (gold medal)

The Otto Hahn Prize , named after the nuclear chemist and Nobel Prize winner Otto Hahn , was created in spring 2005 by the Society of German Chemists (GDCh), the German Physical Society (DPG) and the City of Frankfurt am Main, among others . According to the statute, it should " serve to promote science, particularly in the fields of chemistry , physics and applied engineering by recognizing outstanding scientific achievements". The prize was created by merging the Otto Hahn Prize for Chemistry and Physics with the Otto Hahn Prize of the City of Frankfurt am Main (see below)

The award is presented every two years in the Paulskirche in Frankfurt , with the winners alternating from physics (2005) and chemistry. It consists of a gold medal and an endowment of 50,000 euros. (Half of the prize money comes from the city of Frankfurt am Main, a quarter from the GDCh, a quarter from the DPG.)

Award winners

Forerunner of the Otto Hahn Prize

Otto Hahn Prize for Chemistry and Physics

The Otto Hahn Prize for Chemistry and Physics honored German personalities who had made "unique contributions to the development of chemistry or physics in pure or applied research". It was set up in 1953 at the suggestion of the Society of German Chemists by the organizations affiliated with the German Central Committee for Chemistry and the German Physical Society. The award consisted of a gold medal, a sum of money (in 2003 it was 25,000 euros) and a certificate.

Award winners

Otto Hahn Prize of the City of Frankfurt am Main

The Otto Hahn Prize of the City of Frankfurt am Main was established in 1969 on the occasion of Otto Hahn's 90th birthday in memory of his hometown. It was awarded by the Otto Hahn Foundation of the City of Frankfurt am Main and was endowed with 25,000 DM.

Award winners

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Individual evidence

  1. The gold medal of the Otto Hahn Prize for Chemistry and Physics was awarded to Friedrich Hund in 1974