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Herbert A. Hauptman

Chemistry

Herbert Aaron Hauptman was an American mathematician who shared the 1985 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Jerome Karle. He pioneered and developed a mathematical method, known as direct methods, that changed the field of X-ray crystallography and opened a new era in the determination of the molecular structures of crystallized materials.

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Birth Year
1917 1
Death Date
2011-10-23 1
Death Year
2011 1
Death Place
Buffalo, United States 1
Nationality
United States 1
Birthplace
New York City, United States 1
Field
Field (category)
Chemistry 1
Field (category)
Mathematics 1
Field (category)
Materials Science 1
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1. Herbert A. Hauptman (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +2011-10-23T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +2011-10-23T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
  • P20 (place of death): Buffalo, United States
    Q40435
  • P19 (place of birth): New York City, United States
    Q60
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Herbert A. Hauptman (Wikipedia)
  • Works In: Mathematics, Lead sentence
    Herbert Aaron Hauptman (February 14, 1917, October 23, 2011) was an American mathematician and Nobel laureate.
  • Member Of: National Academy of Sciences, Categories
    Category:Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
  • Member Of: American Physical Society, Categories
    Category:Fellows of the American Physical Society
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