List of Famous people with last name Olah

George Andrew Olah

Oláh András György

First Name George

Last Name Olah

Born on May 22, 1927

Died on March 8, 2017 (aged 89)

Born in Hungary

George Andrew Olah was a Hungarian and American chemist. His research involved the generation and reactivity of carbocations via superacids. For this research, Olah was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1994 "for his contribution to carbocation chemistry." He was also awarded the Priestley Medal, the highest honor granted by the American Chemical Society and F.A. Cotton Medal for Excellence in Chemical Research of the American Chemical Society in 1996. According to György Marx he was one of The Martians.

Know him/her

Don't know him/her

Franz Olah

First Name Franz

Last Name Olah

Born on March 13, 1910

Died on September 4, 2009 (aged 99)

Born in Austria

Franz Olah was an Austrian politician who served as the country's Interior Minister from 1963 until 1964 as a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ).

Know him/her

Don't know him/her