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Günther Wilke was a German physicist and professor at the University of Heidelberg. He was born on 23 February 1925 in Heidelberg, Germany. He studied physics at the University of Heidelberg and received his doctorate in 1951. He was a professor of physics at the University of Heidelberg from 1956 to 1991. He was a pioneer in the field of nuclear physics and was the first to measure the energy of the deuteron. He also developed a method for measuring the energy of the proton. Günther Wilke was a member of the German Physical Society and the American Physical Society. He was awarded the Max Planck Medal in 1975 and the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1991. Günther Wilke died on 28 April 2016 at the age of 91. He was survived by his wife, two sons, and four grandchildren.

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Born 23 February 1925
Birthday 23 February
Birthplace Heidelberg, Germany
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2016

Wilke's own area of interest focused on homogeneous catalysis by nickel complexes. His group discovered or developed several compounds including Ni(1,5-cyclooctadiene)2, Ni(allyl)2, Ni(C2H4)3. Some of these complexes are useful catalysts for the oligomerization of dienes. He died in 2016 at the age of 91.

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1925

Günther Wilke (23 February 1925 – 9 December 2016) was a German chemist who was influential in organometallic chemistry. He was the director of the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research (Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung) from 1967–1992, succeeding Karl Ziegler in that post. During Wilke's era, the MPI made several discoveries and achieved some financial independence from patents and a gift from the Ziegler family. The institute continued as a center of excellence in organometallic chemistry.