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Georg Wittig Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 15, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Georg Wittig Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Georg Wittig Facts

Full NameGeorg Wittig
BirthdateJune 16, 1897
Birth PlaceGermany
Age (in 2024)127 Years Old
ZodiacGemini
OccupationChemist

Georg Wittig Age & Birthday

Georg Wittig is best known as Chemist who has born on June 16, 1897 in Germany. Currently, Georg Wittig is 127 years, 5 months and 29 days old. Georg Wittig will celebrate 128th birthday on Monday, 16th of June 2025. Below the countdown to Georg Wittig upcoming birthday.

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Georg Wittig Biography

About

A German chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1979 for his discovery of the Wittig reaction. He became the head of the organic chemistry department at the University of Heidelberg in 1956.

Before Fame

He fought for Germany in World War I and was an English prisoner of war from 1918 to 1919.

Trivia

He created a method for synthesis of alkenes from aldehydes and ketones using compounds called phosphonium ylides.

Family Life

His father was professor at the applied arts high school in Kassel.

Associated With

He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry four years after Vladimir Prelog.

Top Asked Questions about Georg Wittig

How old is Georg Wittig in 2024?

Georg Wittig is 127 years old today.

When was Georg Wittig born?

Georg Wittig was born on June 16, 1897 in Germany.

What is Georg Wittig zodiac sign?

Georg Wittig zodiac sign is Gemini.

What was Georg Wittig best known for?

Georg Wittig was best known as Chemist.

Fun Facts about Georg Wittig's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about Georg Wittig's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

  • Georg Wittig was born on Wednesday, 167th day / 24th week of 1897
  • Georg Wittig has Gemini zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Georg Wittig birthday is XVI.VI.MDCCCXCVII
  • Georg Wittig's birthstone is Pearl
  • Georg Wittig's birth flower is Rose that symbolize love, gratitude & appreciation
  • Georg Wittig age in year is 127 years old
  • Georg Wittig age in month is 1529 months old
  • Georg Wittig age in day is 46568 days old
  • Georg Wittig age in hour is 1117632 hours old
  • Georg Wittig age in minute is 67057920 minutes old
  • Georg Wittig age in second is 4023475200 seconds old
  • Next Georg Wittig birthday is on Monday, June 16th 2025
  • Georg Wittig age in next birthday (2025) is 128 years old

Historical Events on Georg Wittig Birthday (June 16)

Below are historical events that coincided with Georg Wittig's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

YearEvent
1972The largest single-site hydroelectric power project in Canada is inaugurated at Churchill Falls Generating Station.
1976Soweto uprising: A non-violent march by 15,000 students in Soweto, South Africa, turns into days of rioting when police open fire on the crowd.
1977Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California, as Software Development Laboratories (SDL), by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates.
1981US President Ronald Reagan awards the Congressional Gold Medal to Ken Taylor, Canada's former ambassador to Iran, for helping six Americans escape from Iran during the hostage crisis of 1979-81; he is the first foreign citizen bestowed the honor.
1989Revolutions of 1989: Imre Nagy, the former Hungarian prime minister, is reburied in Budapest following the collapse of Communism in Hungary.
1997Fifty people are killed in the Daïat Labguer (M'sila) massacre in Algeria.
2000The Secretary-General of the UN reports that Israel has complied with United Nations Security Council Resolution 425, 22 years after its issuance, and completely withdrew from Lebanon. The Resolution does not encompass the Shebaa farms, which is claimed by Israel, Syria and Lebanon.
2002Padre Pio is canonized by the Roman Catholic Church.
2010Bhutan becomes the first country to institute a total ban on tobacco.
2012China successfully launches its Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, including the first female Chinese astronaut Liu Yang, to the Tiangong-1 orbital module.
2012The United States Air Force's robotic Boeing X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after a classified 469-day orbital mission.
2013A multi-day cloudburst, centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand, causes devastating floods and landslides, becoming the country's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami.
2015American businessman Donald Trump announces his campaign to run for President of the United States in the upcoming election.
2016Shanghai Disneyland Park, the first Disney Park in Mainland China, opens to the public.
2019Upwards of 2,000,000 people participate in the 2019-20 Hong Kong protests, the largest in Hong Kong's history.
1991The birth of Siya Kolisi, South African rugby player
1991The birth of Matt Moylan, Australian rugby league player
1992The birth of Vladimir Morozov, Russian swimmer
1993The birth of Park Bo-gum, South Korean actor
1993The birth of Gnash, American singer, songwriter, rapper, DJ and record producer
1994The birth of Grete-Lilijane Küppas, Estonian footballer
1994The birth of Rezar, Albanian professional wrestler
1995The birth of Euan Aitken, Australian rugby league player
1995The birth of Akira Ioane, New Zealand rugby Union player
1995The birth of Joseph Schooling, Singaporean swimmer
1995The birth of Ki Hui-hyeon, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress
1998The birth of Karman Thandi, Indian tennis player
2000The birth of Bianca Andreescu, Canadian tennis player
2002The birth of Sam Walker, English-Australian rugby league player
2003The birth of Anna Cathcart, Canadian actress
2012The death of Jorge Lankenau, Mexican banker and businessman (b. 1944)
2012The death of SÅ‚awomir Petelicki, Polish general (b. 1946)
2012The death of Susan Tyrrell, American actress (b. 1945)
2013The death of Sam Farber, American businessman, co-founded OXO (b. 1924)
2013The death of Hans Hass, Austrian biologist and diver (b. 1919)
2013The death of Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, Bangladesh poet and academic (b. 1950)
2013The death of Norman Ian MacKenzie, English journalist and author (b. 1921)
2013The death of Ottmar Walter, German footballer (b. 1924)
2014The death of Tony Gwynn, American baseball player and coach (b. 1960)
2014The death of Cándido Muatetema Rivas (b. 1960), Equatoguinean politician and diplomat, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea
2015The death of Charles Correa, Indian architect and urban planner (b. 1930)
2015The death of Jean Vautrin, French director, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1933)
2016The death of Jo Cox, English political activist and MP (b. 1974)
2017The death of Helmut Kohl, German politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1930)
2020The death of Eduardo Cojuangco Jr., Filipino businessman and politician (b. 1935)

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