Jean-Marie Lehn (born 30 September 1939) According to information provided by Lehn to the Nobel Foundation in January 2006, his group had published 790 peer-reviewed articles in chemistry literature by then.

He is currently a member of the Reliance Innovation Council which was formed by Reliance Industries Limited, India.

, Lehn has an h-index of 154 according to Google Scholar and of 137 (946 documents) according to Scopus.

Legacy

In 1987, Pierre Boulez dedicated a very short piano work Fragment d‘une ébauche to Lehn on the occasion of his Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Personal life

Lehn was married in 1965 to Sylvie Lederer, and together they had two sons, David and Mathias.

Lehn is an atheist.

Honors and awards

Lehn has won numerous awards and honors including:

thumb|Jean-Marie Lehn, UNESCO 2011

French awards and decorations

  • CNRS Gold medal (1981; Silver Medal: 1972; Bronze Medal: 1963)
  • Knight of the Ordre des Palmes académiques (1989)
  • Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite (1993; Knight: 1976)
  • Grand Officer of the Légion d'Honneur (2014; Commander: 1996; Officer: 1988; Knight: 1983)
  • Elected a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1980)
  • Humboldt Prize (1983)
  • Elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1983)
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1987)
  • Elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society (1987)
  • Pour le Mérite (1990)
  • Elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS) in 1993
  • The Davy Medal of the Royal Society (1997)
  • Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class (2001)
  • Grand Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit of Romania (2004)
  • Gutenberg Lecture Award (2006)
  • ISA Medal for Science (2006)
  • Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2009)
  • Order of the Rising Sun (Gold and Silver Star) of Japan (2019)
  1. Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), 2015
  2. New York University, 2017
  3. University of Vienna, 2019
  4. University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, 2019

Books

References

Further reading

  • continued on page 56
  • including the Nobel lecture, 8 December 1987 Supramolecular Chemistry – Scope and Perspectives Molecules – Supermolecules – Molecular Devices
  • Jean-Marie Lehn in Hyde Park Civilization on ČT24 15.12.2018 (moderator Daniel Stach)