| Authorised form of name | Onsager; Lars (1903 - 1976) |
| Dates | 1903 - 1976 |
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway |
| Date of birth | 27/11/1903 |
| Place of death | Coral Gables, Florida, USA |
| Date of death | 05/10/1976 |
| Research field | Chemistry |
| Physics |
| Activity | Medals and prizes:
Nobel Prize (Chemistry) 1968 |
| Membership category | Foreign Member |
| Date of election | 24/04/1975 |
| Age at election | 71 |
| Source | Sources:
DSB vol 18 pp 690-695
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1978 vol 24 pp 443-471, plate, by H Christopher Longuet-Higgins and Michael E Fisher
References:
Stephen G Brush, 'Quantifying Singularities', review of Cyril Domb, The Critical Point: A Historical Introduction to the Modern Theory of Critical Phenomena in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 198-200 |
| Code | NA4633 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1975/36 | Onsager, Lars: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/003381 | Onsager, Lars | 1973 |