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William Gould Young

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William Gould Young (July 30, 1902 to July 5, 1980) was an American physical organic chemist born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, who earned his doctorate at Caltech under Howard J. Lucas before joining the faculty of the University of California, Los Angeles, where he later served as vice chancellor for thirteen years. His research on the molecular rearrangements of allyl groups helped establish how such rearrangements proceed, and he mentored a generation of chemists including his own student John D. Roberts. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, and UCLA's chemistry building was later named in his honor.

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Birth Year
1902 1
Death Date
1980-07-05 1
Death Year
1980 1
Nationality
United States 1
Birthplace
Colorado Springs, United States 1
Field
Field (category)
Chemistry 1
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1. William Gould Young (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1980-07-05T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +1980-07-05T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
  • P19 (place of birth): Colorado Springs, United States
    Q49258
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William Gould Young (Wikipedia)
  • Works In: Organic Chemistry, Infobox, fields
    Infobox fields: Organic chemistry
  • Works In: Chemistry, Lead sentence
    William Gould Young (July 30, 1902, July 5, 1980) was an American physical organic chemist and professor at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).
  • Works In: Organic Chemistry, Lead sentence
    William Gould Young (July 30, 1902, July 5, 1980) was an American physical organic chemist and professor at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).
  • Member Of: National Academy of Sciences, Article text
    He served as vice chancellor at UCLA for 13 years, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. The chemistry building at UCLA bears h
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