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Klaus Biemann

Austrian-American biochemist · Austria · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1926 to 2016 · aged 89

Klaus Biemann was an Austrian-American professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His work centered on structural analysis in organic and biochemistry.

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A life in dates

2016Died2 June 20162007Benjamin Franklin MedalAward2001ACS Award in Analytical ChemistryAward1994Oesper AwardAward1926Born2 November 1926

Awards

Benjamin Franklin Medal2007
ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry2001
Oesper Award1994
Guggenheim Fellowship
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

About this person

He has been called the "father of organic mass spectrometry" but was particularly noted for his role in advancing protein sequencing with tandem mass spectrometry following pioneering work conducted in this area by Michael Barber.

Country
Austria
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2016 · aged 89