Herbert C. Brown(1912)
ChemistryHerbert C. Brown is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1979) from United States. They have received 4 major awards in total. Their primary field is Chemistry. They were educated at University of Chicago and Malcolm X College. They have been affiliated with University of Chicago.
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Awards & Recognition
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1979for their development of the use of boron- and phosphorus-containing compounds, respectively, into important reagents in organic synthesis
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Shared the same award in the same year
Education
University of Chicago
Malcolm X College
Wilbur Wright College
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Career Timeline
University of Chicago?–present
Purdue University?–present
Wayne State University?–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)

Carolyn R. Bertozzi
Priestley Medal (2023)
Ahmed H. Zewail
Davy Medal (2011)

Omar Yaghi
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)

K. Barry Sharpless
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2022)

Karl Barry Sharpless
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2022)

David MacMillan
Wolf Prize in Chemistry (2021)

Elias James Corey
Priestley Medal (2004)

Paul Alivisatos
Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences (2022)
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