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F. Albert Cotton

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American chemist (1930-2007)

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Frank Albert Cotton FRS was an American chemist. He was the W.T. Doherty-Welch Foundation Chair and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Texas A&M University. He authored over 1600 scientific articles. Cotton was recognized for his research on the chemistry of the transition metals.

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2006George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education
2006honorary doctor of the Lanzhou University
2001American Chemical Society Award in Organometallic Chemistry
2000Wolf Prize in Chemistry
2000Lavoisier Medal
1998Priestley Medal
1998American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal
1997John Scott Award
1997doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University
1995F. A. Cotton Medal
1994honorary doctor of the University of Zaragoza
1994Welch Award in Chemistry
1994Foreign Member of the Royal Society
1994Paracelsus Prize
1992honorary doctor of the University of Rennes I
1990NAS Award in Chemical Sciences
1990King Faisal International Prize in Science
1989Guggenheim Fellowship
1982National Medal of Science
1982honorary doctor of Louis Pasteur University
1981honorary doctorate from University of Bordeaux-I
1980Willard Gibbs Award
1979honorary doctor of the University of Valencia
1976Linus Pauling Award
1975William H. Nichols Medal
1973Centenary Prize
1962American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry
1956Guggenheim Fellowship

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Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2007 · aged 76
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