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Otto Hahn, (8 March, 1879 – 28 July, 1968) was a German chemist and Nobel laureate, a pioneer in the fields of radioactivity and radiochemistry. He is regarded as “the father of nuclear chemistry”. On 15 November 1945 the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that Hahn had been awarded the 1944 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for his discovery of the fission of heavy atomic nuclei.” Otto Hahn received many governmental honours and academic awards from all over the world for his scientific work. He was elected member or honorary member of 45 Academies and scientific societies (among them the Physical Society, the University College and the Royal Society in London (1957) and the Academies in Allahabad (India), Bangalore (India), Boston (USA), Bucharest, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Lisbon, Madrid, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna) and received 37 of the highest national and international orders and medals.