Paul Sabatier (chemist)

Paul Sabatier
Sabatier in 1912
Born(1854-11-05)5 November 1854
Carcassonne, France
Died14 August 1941(1941-08-14) (aged 86)
Toulouse, France
NationalityFrench
Alma materCollège de France
École Normale Supérieure
Known forHeterogeneous catalysis
AwardsNobel Prize for Chemistry (1912)
Davy Medal (1915)
Albert Medal (1926)
Franklin Medal (1933)
Scientific career
FieldsInorganic chemistry
InstitutionsCollège de France
University of Bordeaux
University of Toulouse
Doctoral advisorMarcellin Berthelot

Paul Sabatier (French: [sabatje]; 5 November 1854 14 August 1941) was a French chemist, born in Carcassonne. In 1912, Sabatier was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Victor Grignard. Sabatier was honoured for his work improving the hydrogenation of organic species in the presence of metals.