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Frank Westheimer

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American chemist (1912-2007)

United StatesScientistsLived 1912 to 2007 · aged 95
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Frank Henry Westheimer was an American chemist. He taught at the University of Chicago from 1936 to 1954, and at Harvard University from 1953 to 1983, becoming the Morris Loeb Professor of Chemistry in 1960, and Professor Emeritus in 1983. The Westheimer medal was established in his honor in 2002.

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Awards 15

1997Nakanishi Prize
1988Priestley Medal
1988Paracelsus Prize
1986National Medal of Science
1983Foreign Member of the Royal Society
1982Arthur C. Cope Award
1982Welch Award in Chemistry
1982William H. Nichols Medal
1980NAS Award in Chemical Sciences
1980Rosenstiel Award
1973Remsen Award
1970Willard Gibbs Award
1970James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry
1962Centenary Prize
Guggenheim Fellowship

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Ruedi AebersoldAlso won Paracelsus PrizeFarrington DanielsAlso won Remsen AwardSaul WinsteinAlso won James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic ChemistryFred BasoloAlso won Willard Gibbs AwardManfred T. ReetzAlso won Arthur C. Cope AwardStephen J. BenkovicAlso won Nakanishi Prize

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 2007 · aged 95
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7 languages

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