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Robert F. Curl
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Memorial Page for Robert F. Curl

Aug 23, 1933 – Jul 3, 2022(88 years)Died in:Houston, Harris County

American chemist

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August 23rd, 2026

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July 3rd, 2026

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Awards(6)

Nobel Prize in ChemistryHumboldt Research FellowshipJames C. McGroddy Prize for New MaterialsHumboldt PrizeCarbon MedalHonorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi

Education(4)

Rice UniversityUniversity of California, BerkeleyWilliam Adams High SchoolThomas Jefferson High School

Robert Curl (* August 23, 1933 in Alice; † July 3, 2022 in Houston) was an american chemist. He was 88 years old. His education included Rice University, University of California, Berkeley, William Adams High School and Thomas Jefferson High School. He received 6 awards, including Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Humboldt Research Fellowship.

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Born in Alice, Jim Wells County

1933

James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials

1992

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

1996

Carbon Medal

1997

Died in Houston, Harris County

2022

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Robert F. Curl. Forever remembered.