Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff died aged 58. Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff was born on August 30, 1852. First winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
How old was Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff when he died?
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff died aged 58. He was born on 30 August 1852 and died on 1 March 1911.
Born: 30 August 1852 · Died: 1 March 1911 · Age at death: 58
Jacobus van 't Hoff saw molecules in three dimensions when most chemists drew them flat. His idea that carbon bonds point to the corners of a tetrahedron was mocked by some senior chemists. It became the basis of stereochemistry. He then turned to how fast reactions happen and how solutions behave. Those questions helped create physical chemistry. The first Nobel Prize in Chemistry rewarded his work on osmotic pressure. He combined bold imagination with careful mathematics.
Key Milestones
1874: Proposes the tetrahedral carbon atom
1878: Becomes professor in Amsterdam
1884: Publishes Studies in Chemical Dynamics
1901: Wins the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Last reviewed: October 2026
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff was born in Rotterdam on 30 August 1852.
He won the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1901.
He proposed that carbon atoms form a tetrahedron.
He helped found physical chemistry.
When is Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff's birthday? Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff's birthday is August 30. He was born on August 30, 1852 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
How old was Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff when he died? Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff died on March 1, 1911, aged 58.
Who shares a birthday with Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff? Famous people who share Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff's August 30 birthday include Ernest Rutherford, Alexander Lukashenka, Warren Buffett, Mary Shelley and Cameron Diaz.
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