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Manuel Ballester Boix (born in Barcelona on 27 June 1919; died 5 April 2005) was a Spanish chemist.

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He received his degree at the University of Barcelona in 1944, his doctorate in Madrid, and finished his training at Harvard University in 1951. [1] In 1944 he formed a team at the Spanish National Research Council. His work has largely been in kinetics and organic chemistry. [2]

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References

  1. "Manuel Ballester Boix - Fundación Príncipe de Asturias". 2009-10-09. Archived from the original on 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2017-08-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. Bio at the Prince of Asturias Foundation Archived 2012-07-09 at archive.today