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Also Known As Oláh György • George Andrew Olah
Born May 22, 1927 • Budapest • Hungary
Died March 8, 2017 (aged 89) • Beverly Hills • California
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1994)
Subjects Of Study carbocation • hydrocarbon

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