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Jack Halpern

American chemist (1925-2018) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 93

Jack Halpern was an inorganic chemist, the Louis Block Distinguished Service Professor of Chemistry at the University of Chicago. Born in Poland, he moved to Canada in 1929 and the United States in 1962.

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A life in dates

2018Died31 January 20181995American Chemical Society Award in Organometallic ChemistryAward1994Welch Award in ChemistryAward1992Paracelsus PrizeAward1988August Wilhelm von Hofmann MedalAward1986Willard Gibbs AwardAward1968American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic ChemistryAward1925Born19 January 1925

Awards

American Chemical Society Award in Organometallic Chemistry1995
Welch Award in Chemistry1994
Paracelsus Prize1992
August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal1988
Willard Gibbs Award1986
American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry1968
Fellow of the Royal Society
Honorary Doctorate from the McGill University

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 2018 · aged 93