George Blasse

George Blasse (born 28 August 1934) is a Dutch chemist. He was a professor of solid-state chemistry at Utrecht University for most of his career.

Blasse was born on 28 August 1934 in Amsterdam.[1] He studied chemistry at the University of Amsterdam. In 1964 he obtained his PhD under E.W. Gorter at Leiden University with a dissertation titled: Chrystal chemistry and some magnetic properties of mixed metal oxides with spinel structure. From 1960 to 1970 Blasse was employed by the Philips Natuurkundig Laboratorium.[2] In 1970 he was appointed as professor of solid-state chemistry at Utrecht University. He retired in 1996.[1]

Blasse was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1982.[3] In 1992 he was awarded the Academy's Gilles Holst Medal.[4] Blasse was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1993.[5] In 1996 he was made a Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion.[6]

References
  1. "Prof.dr. G. Blasse (1934 - )" (in Dutch). Utrecht University. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  2. "Blasse, G." (in Dutch). Chemie Historische Groep. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  3. "G. Blasse". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  4. "Laureates Gilles Holst Medal". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  5. "George Blasse". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
  6. "Lintjesregen 1996; Onderscheiden door de Koningin" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. 26 April 1996. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
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