Clair Cameron Patterson
American chemist and geochemist (1922-1995) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 73
Clair Cameron Patterson was an American geochemist. Born in Mitchellville, Iowa, Patterson graduated from Grinnell College. He later received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and spent his entire professional career at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
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1995Died5 December 1995Tyler Prize for Environmental AchievementAward1980V. M. Goldschmidt AwardAward1975Honorary Doctorate from the University of Paris-VIIAward1973J. Lawrence Smith MedalAward1922Born2 June 1922
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United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 1995 · aged 73
