The Otto Hahn Prize is awarded biennially jointly by the Society of German Chemists (Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker), the German Physical Society (Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft) and the city of Frankfurt am Main for outstanding achievement in the field of chemistry, physics or applied engineering science. It was established in 2005 by the merger of the previous Otto Hahn Prize for Chemistry and Physics and the Otto Hahn Prize of the City of Frankfurt am Main.[1] The award is presented in the St. Paul's Church, Frankfurt am Main.[2]
The award named after the German nuclear scientist and Nobel laureate Otto Hahn[3] and consists of a gold medal and a prize of 50,000 euros. It is awarded alternatively for Chemistry and Physics.[4]
Recipients: Otto Hahn Prize for Chemistry and Physics
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1955: Lise Meitner, Heinrich Wieland
1959: Hans Meerwein
1962: Manfred Eigen
1965: Erich Hückel
1967: Georg Wittig
1974: Friedrich Hund
1979: Rolf Huisgen
1982: Walter Greiner
1986: Heinz Maier-Leibnitz
1989: Rudolf Hoppe
1998: Dieter Oesterhelt
2000: Hans Christoph Wolf [de]
2003: Helmut Schwarz
2005: merged with Otto Hahn Prize of the City of Frankfurt am Main[4]
Recipients: Otto Hahn Prize of the City of Frankfurt am Main