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William Lipscomb
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Memorial Page for William Lipscomb

Dec 9, 1919 – Apr 14, 2011(91 years)Died in:Cambridge, Middlesex County

Nobel Prize-winning American inorganic and organic chemist

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Awards(5)

Guggenheim FellowshipNobel Prize in ChemistryRemsen AwardFellow of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesPeter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry

Education(2)

California Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Kentucky

William Lipscomb (* December 9, 1919 in Cleveland; † April 14, 2011 in Cambridge) was a nobel Prize-winning American inorganic and organic chemist. He was 91 years old. His education included California Institute of Technology and University of Kentucky. He received 5 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His cause of death was pneumonia.

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Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County

1919

Guggenheim Fellowship

1954

Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry

1973

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

1976

Remsen Award

1976

Died in Cambridge, Middlesex County (pneumonia)

2011

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William Lipscomb. Forever remembered.