Jaroslav Heyrovský

Jaroslav Heyrovský
Jaroslav Heyrovský
Born	December 20, 1890; Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died	March 27, 1967 (aged 76); Prague, Czechoslovakia
Nationality	Czech
Alma mater	Charles University; University College London;
Known for	Electroanalytical chemistry; Polarography
Awards	Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1959); ForMemRS;
	Scientific career
Fields	Polarography; Electroanalytical chemistry;
Doctoral advisor	Frederick G. Donnan

Jaroslav Heyrovský (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjaroslav ˈɦɛjrofskiː] ^ⓘ) (December 20, 1890 – March 27, 1967) was a Czech chemist and inventor. Heyrovský was the inventor of the polarographic method, father of the electroanalytical method, and recipient of the Nobel Prize in 1959 for his invention and development of the polarographic methods of analysis. His main field of work was polarography.

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