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Herbert Charles Brown
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Memorial Page for Herbert Charles Brown

May 22, 1912 – Dec 19, 2004(92 years)Died in:West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County

American chemist

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Awards(9)

Nobel Prize in ChemistryElliott Cresson MedalPriestley MedalPerkin MedalNAS Award in Chemical SciencesACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry,National Medal of Sciencehonorary doctor of Nicolaus Copernicus University in ToruńLinus Pauling Award

Education(3)

University of ChicagoMalcolm X CollegeWilbur Wright College

Herbert C. Brown (* May 22, 1912 in London; † December 19, 2004 in West Lafayette) was an american chemist. He was 92 years old. His education included University of Chicago, Malcolm X College and Wilbur Wright College. He received 9 awards, including Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Elliott Cresson Medal. His cause of death was myocardial infarction. He was buried at Jewish Cemetery of Greater Lafayette.

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Born in London, United Kingdom

1912

ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry,

1960

Linus Pauling Award

1968

National Medal of Science

1969

Elliott Cresson Medal

1978

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

1979

Priestley Medal

1981

Perkin Medal

1982

NAS Award in Chemical Sciences

1987

honorary doctor of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń

1998

Died in West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County (myocardial infarction)

2004

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Herbert Charles Brown. Forever remembered.