Richard R. Schrock

1945-, American chemist
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Summary

Richard R. Schrock was born on January 4, 1945[1], in Berne[2]. He has worked as a chemist[3] and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (815 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[6]
  • Field of work: chemistry[7]
  • Employer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8], University of Cambridge[9], DuPont Experimental Station[10]
  • Educated at: Harvard University[11], University of California, Riverside[12], Mission Bay High School[13]
  • Award received: Nobel Prize in Chemistry[14], American Chemical Society Award in Organometallic Chemistry[15], American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry[16], Humboldt Research Fellowship[17], August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal[18], honorary doctor of the University of Rennes I[19], Centenary Prize[20], honorary doctor of the University of Zaragoza[21], Humboldt Prize[22], Geoffrey Wilkinson Award[23], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[24], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[25], Paracelsus Prize[26], F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry[27]
  • Member of: Royal Society[28], National Academy of Sciences[29], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[30]
  • Sex or gender: male[31]
  • Doctoral student: Guillermo C. Bazan[32]
  • Commons category: Richard R. Schrock[33]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[34]
  • Family name: Schrock[35]
  • Given name: Richard[36]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[37]
  • Different from: John Richard Schrock[38]
  • Interested in: chemistry[39]

Why It Matters

Richard R. Schrock has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Richard R. Schrock born?

Richard R. Schrock's place of birth was Berne[2].

What did Richard R. Schrock do for work?

Richard R. Schrock worked as a chemist[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Richard R. Schrock go to school?

Richard R. Schrock was educated at Harvard University[11], University of California, Riverside[12], and Mission Bay High School[13].

What awards did Richard R. Schrock receive?

Honors received include Nobel Prize in Chemistry[14], American Chemical Society Award in Organometallic Chemistry[15], American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry[16], and Humboldt Research Fellowship[17].

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  17. [18] ↑ . en.gdch.de. en.gdch.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [26] ↑ . scg.ch. scg.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  30. [29] ↑ . www.nasonline.org. wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . amacad.org. amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  36. [37] ↑ . YouTube. wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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