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Peter Dervan

American chemist
Person Human Q907746

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[30]
Date of birth
June 28, 1945
Place of birth
Boston
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
chemist, researcher
Employer
California Institute of Technology[7]
Educated at
University of Wisconsin–Madison, Yale University, Boston College[8][9]
Award received
Willard Gibbs Award, Harvey Prize, National Medal of Science, Tolman Award, Arthur C. Cope Award, Wilbur Cross Medal, Prelog Medal and Lecture, Linus Pauling Award, Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Tetrahedron Prize, William H. Nichols Medal, Remsen Award, Ronald Breslow Award for Achievement in Biomimetic Chemistry, Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards, Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Spouse
Jaqueline Barton[5]
Official website
www.cce.caltech.edu[37]
Doctoral advisor
Jerome Berson[10]
Doctoral student
Peter G. Schultz, Milan Mrksich[31][32]
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy[33]
Family name
Dervan[34]
Given name
Peter, Brendan[35][36]
Member of
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, National Academy of Sciences, French Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society[25][26][27][28][29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Peter Dervan en Peter B. Dervan ar بيتر ب. ديرفان ar بيتر ديرفان de Peter Brendan Dervan de Peter B. Dervan fi Peter B. Dervan he פיטר דרוון ru Питер Дерван uk Пітер Дерван zh 彼得·德尔文
🔖 Identifiers · 21
ISNI
0000000123449036
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8852-7306
VIAF cluster ID
173249387
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2011101591
GND ID
139119736
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Peter B. Dervan 2017 DSC8599.JPG ↗
Academic Tree ID
52764
Awards & Winners artist ID
02vzzr0
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
139119736
FactGrid item ID
Joseph B. Johnson
Freebase ID
/m/02vzzr0
French Academy of Sciences member ID
peter-dervan
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Guggenheim fellows ID
peter-b-dervan
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
139119736
Leopoldina member ID (new)
peter-b-dervan
NNDB people ID
977/000168473
National Academy of Sciences member ID
40363
Prabook ID
2250258
Scopus author ID
7202753682
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrwWtKDbHHqXPymxgPmh3
Yale LUX ID
person/576ee961-50f1-4f1d-8295-52a224a7ffef

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🔗 Connections
Award received 14
National Medal of Science, Guggenheim Fellowship, Harvey Prize, Willard Gibbs Award, Arthur C. Cope Award, Linus Pauling Award, Tetrahedron Prize, William H. Nichols Medal +6 more
Member of 5
French Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, American Philosophical Society
Educated at 3
Yale University, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Boston College
Given name 2
Peter, Brendan
Occupation 2
chemist, researcher
Academic degree 1
Doctor of Philosophy
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Doctoral student 1
Peter G. Schultz
Doctoral students 1
Peter G. Schultz
Employer 1
California Institute of Technology
FactGrid item ID 1
Joseph B. Johnson
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Boston
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Jaqueline Barton
Spouses 1
Jaqueline Barton
← Winner 1
Willard Gibbs Award
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Summary

Peter Dervan was born on June 28, 1945[1], in Boston[2]. He has worked as a chemist[3] and researcher[4].

Why It Matters

Peter Dervan's notable doctoral advisees include Peter G. Schultz[38], a chemist[39], b. 1956[40], of United States[41], awarded the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry[42], specialised in biochemistry[43].

FAQs

Where was Peter Dervan born?

Peter Dervan was born in Boston[2].

Who was Peter Dervan married to?

Peter Dervan's spouses include Jaqueline Barton[5].

What did Peter Dervan do for work?

Peter Dervan worked as a chemist[3] and researcher[4].

Where did Peter Dervan go to school?

Peter Dervan was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[8] and Boston College[9].

What awards did Peter Dervan receive?

Honors received include Willard Gibbs Award[11], Harvey Prize[12], National Medal of Science[13], and Tolman Award[14].

Related Entities

Boston College California Institute of Technology United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . dervan.caltech.edu. dervan.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . chicagoacs.org. chicagoacs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . harveypz.net.technion.ac.il. harveypz.net.technion.ac.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] ↑ . scalacs.org. scalacs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [20] ↑ . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . tetrahedron-chem.com. tetrahedron-chem.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . newyorkacs.org. newyorkacs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . acsmaryland.org. acsmaryland.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . acs.org. acs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . nasonline.org. nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . NNDB. wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . French Academy of Sciences. wikidata.org.

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  1. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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