Raymond Lemieux

Summary

Raymond Lemieux is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Lac La Biche^[2]. He was born on June 16, 1920^[3]. He died in Edmonton^[4]. He died on July 22, 2000^[5]. He worked as a chemist^[6] and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Raymond Lemieux was born in Lac La Biche^[2].
• Raymond Lemieux died in Edmonton^[4].
• Raymond Lemieux was born on June 16, 1920^[3].
• Raymond Lemieux died on July 22, 2000^[5].
• A child of Raymond Lemieux was Janet Lemieux^[9].
• Raymond Lemieux held citizenship in Canada^[10].
• Raymond Lemieux worked as a chemist^[6].
• Raymond Lemieux's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Raymond Lemieux's field of work was organic chemistry^[11].
• Raymond Lemieux was employed by University of Alberta^[12].
• Raymond Lemieux's education included a stint at University of Alberta^[13].
• Raymond Lemieux was educated at McGill University^[14].
• Raymond Lemieux was educated at Ohio State University^[15].
• Raymond Lemieux's doctoral advisor was Clifford Burrough Purves^[16].
• Raymond Lemieux received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[17].
• Raymond Lemieux received the Companion of the Order of Canada^[18].
• Raymond Lemieux received the King Faisal International Prize in Science^[19].
• Raymond Lemieux received the Canada Gairdner International Award^[20].
• Raymond Lemieux received the Albert Einstein World Award of Science^[21].
• Raymond Lemieux received the Wolf Prize in Chemistry^[22].
• Raymond Lemieux was a member of Royal Society^[23].
• Raymond Lemieux is recorded as male^[24].
• Raymond Lemieux's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Raymond Lemieux supervised Bertram Fraser-Reid as a doctoral student^[26].
• Raymond Lemieux's Commons category is recorded as Raymond Lemieux (chemist)^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Raymond Lemieux was born in Lac La Biche^[2]. He was born on June 16, 1920^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Alberta^[13], an autonomous university^[28], in Canada^[29], founded in 1906^[30], headquartered in Edmonton^[31]; McGill University^[14], a public research university^[32], in Canada^[33], founded in 1821^[34], headquartered in Montreal^[35]; and Ohio State University^[15], a public research university^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1870^[38], headquartered in Columbus^[39]. Raymond Lemieux's doctoral advisor was Clifford Burrough Purves^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chemist^[6] and university teacher^[7]. Raymond Lemieux's field of work was organic chemistry^[11]. Among his employers was University of Alberta^[12]. He supervised Bertram Fraser-Reid as a doctoral student^[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[17], a fellowship award^[40], in United Kingdom^[41]; Companion of the Order of Canada^[18], a grade of an order^[42], in Canada^[43], founded in 1967^[44]; King Faisal International Prize in Science^[19], a science award^[45], in Saudi Arabia^[46], founded in 1982^[47]; Canada Gairdner International Award^[20], a science award^[48], in Canada^[49], founded in 1959^[50]; Albert Einstein World Award of Science^[21], a science award^[51], in Mexico^[52], founded in 1984^[53]; and Wolf Prize in Chemistry^[22], a science award^[54], in Israel^[55], founded in 1978^[56].

Personal Life

A child of Raymond Lemieux was Janet Lemieux^[9].

Death and Burial

Raymond Lemieux died on July 22, 2000^[5]. He passed away in Edmonton^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Raymond Lemieux include Lemieux–Johnson oxidation^[57], an eponymous chemical reaction^[58] and R.U. Lemieux Award^[59], an award^[60], in Canada^[61], founded in 2013^[62].

Why It Matters

Raymond Lemieux ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[63] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[64]

Entities named for him include Lemieux–Johnson oxidation^[57], an eponymous chemical reaction^[58] and R.U. Lemieux Award^[59], an award^[60], in Canada^[61], founded in 2013^[62].

FAQs

Where was Raymond Lemieux born?

Born in Lac La Biche^[2], Raymond Lemieux…

Where did Raymond Lemieux die?

Raymond Lemieux died in Edmonton^[4].

What did Raymond Lemieux do for work?

Raymond Lemieux worked as chemist^[6] and university teacher^[7].

Where did Raymond Lemieux go to school?

Raymond Lemieux was educated at University of Alberta^[13], McGill University^[14], and Ohio State University^[15].

What awards did Raymond Lemieux receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[17], Companion of the Order of Canada^[18], King Faisal International Prize in Science^[19], and Canada Gairdner International Award^[20].