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Biography of Robert Grubbs
27. Feb 1942 – 19. Dec 2021(79 years)Died in:Duarte, Los Angeles County
Nobel prize winning American chemist
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Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum
Occupation(3)
Awards(10)
Nobel Prize in ChemistryBenjamin Franklin MedalArthur C. Cope AwardHumboldt Research FellowshipAmerican Chemical Society Award in Organometallic ChemistryAugust Wilhelm von Hofmann MedalPrelog Medal and LectureCentenary PrizeBristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Synthetic Organic Chemistry ResearchHumboldt Prize
Spouse(1)
Helen O'Kane-Grubbs
Education(5)
Robert H. Grubbs (* 27. February 1942 in Possum Trot; † 19. December 2021 in Duarte) was a nobel prize winning American chemist. He was 79 years old. He was married to Helen O'Kane-Grubbs. His education included Columbia University, University of Florida, Paducah Tilghman High School, Stanford University and Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. He received 10 awards, including Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Benjamin Franklin Medal. He was buried at Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum.
Life Events
10 Events1942
Born in United States
1988
American Chemical Society Award in Organometallic Chemistry
2000
Benjamin Franklin Medal
2001
Prelog Medal and Lecture
2002
Arthur C. Cope Award
2004
Centenary Prize
2004
Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Synthetic Organic Chemistry Research
2005
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
2005
August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal
2021