F. Albert Cotton
American chemist (1930-2007) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 76
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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2007Died20 February 20072006Honorary Doctor of the Lanzhou UniversityAward2001American Chemical Society Award in Organometallic ChemistryAward2000Lavoisier MedalAward1998American Institute of Chemists Gold MedalAward1997Doctor Honoris Causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie UniversityAward1994Honorary Doctor of the University of ZaragozaAwardWelch Award in ChemistryAward1990NAS Award in Chemical SciencesAward1989Guggenheim FellowshipAward1982Honorary Doctor of Louis Pasteur UniversityAward1980Willard Gibbs AwardAward1976Linus Pauling AwardAward1973Centenary PrizeAward1956Guggenheim FellowshipAward1930Born9 April 1930
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Lived 1930 to 2007 · aged 76
The same award as F. Albert Cotton
Robert H. GrubbsBoth received American Chemical Society Award in Organometallic Chemistry
George M. WhitesidesBoth received Paracelsus Prize
Louis FieserBoth received George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education
Gábor A. SomorjaiBoth received F. A. Cotton MedalNeil BartlettBoth received Linus Pauling Award
David A. EvansBoth received Welch Award in Chemistry