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William Lipscomb

Nobel Prize-winning American inorganic and organic chemist
Person Human Q110935

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
December 9, 1919
Date of death
April 14, 2011, April 11, 2011[7]
Place of birth
Cleveland
Place of death
Cambridge
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
chemist, university teacher
Employer
Harvard University, University of Minnesota[11][12]
Field of work
chemistry, biochemistry[9][10]
Educated at
California Institute of Technology, University of Kentucky[13][14]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Centenary Prize, Remsen Award, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry[17][18][19][20][21][22]
Doctoral advisor
Linus Pauling[15]
Doctoral student
Thomas A. Steitz, Douglas C. Rees, Peter Rensis David, Irving R Epstein, Russell M. Pitzer, J. Zanos Gougoutas, Richard E. Dickerson, Christer E. Nordman, Russell N. Grimes, Oleg Jardetzky, Robert A. Jacobson, John Enemark, William England Palke, Donald Voet, Eugene Switkes, Don Craig Wiley, Evan R. Kantrowitz, Steve Scheiner, Kurt L Krause, David W. Christianson, Eric Gouaux, Yuh Min Chook[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42]
Cause of death
pneumonia[43]
Student of
Linus Pauling[46]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[48]
Family name
Lipscomb[44]
Generational suffix
L252247-F2
Given name
William[45]
Manner of death
natural causes[47]
Member of
National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Physical Society[23][24][25][26][27]
Name in native language
William Nunn Lipscomb, Jr.[49]
Student
Roald Hoffmann[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Nunn Lipscomb, Jr. en William Lipscomb ar ويليام ليبسكوم ar وليام ليبسكوم ar وليم ليبسكوم cs William Nunn Lipscomb de William Num Lipscomb Jr. de William Nunn Lipscomb de William N. Lipscomb es William N Lipscomb es William N. Lipscomb fa ویلیام لیپسکام fi William Nunn Lipscomb fi William Nunn Lipscomb Jr. fr William N. Lipscomb fr William Nunn Lipscomb he ויליאם נון ליפסקומב id William N. Lipscomb id William Nunn Lipscomb it William N. Lipscomb
🔖 Identifiers · 63
ISNI
0000000073277554
VIAF cluster ID
25658328
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2002018711
GND ID
128526890
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
William n lipscomb jr.jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID
50286
Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID
151060501
Awards & Winners artist ID
086x_
BIBSYS ID
90132508
BabelNet ID
00051468n
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
148502805
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
lipscomb-william-nunn
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11350870
CiNii Research ID
1980023484814924729
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
128526890
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
bH6NU
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
510016
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/William-Lipscomb-Jr
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
william-nunn-lipscomb
FAST ID
475525
Find a Grave memorial ID
68428501
Freebase ID
/m/086x_
Geni profile ID
6000000014200068558
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
william-nunn-lipscomb
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0037363
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
William_Lipscomb
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
5177842, 2174992
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
lipskom-uil-iam-nann-6ae831
Guggenheim fellows ID
william-n-lipscomb
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
36731
IdRef ID
074340980
Interlingual Index ID
i95985
J9U entity ID
987007347329605171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
128526890
Krugosvet article (archived)
nauka_i_tehnika/himiya/LIPSKOMB_UILYAM.html
Lex ID
William_Nunn_Lipscomb
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
03866/eu_l_2091/l2091
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
113641
Munzinger person ID
00000014818
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02819130
NE.se ID
william-lipscomb
NNDB people ID
601/000100301
NSK (VIAF) ID
000096159
NSK ID
981005683389809366
NUKAT ID
n2004093996
National Academy of Sciences member ID
53205
National Virtual Library of India ID
161585
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
142772801
Nobel Laureate API ID
249
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3932993
Our Campaigns candidate ID
184540
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100108307
RERO ID (legacy)
A003524680
SBN author ID
USMV683917
SNAC ARK ID
w6sc6pkx
SNK ID
148115
Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
vtls010548647
Treccani ID
william-nunn-lipscomb
UK National Archives ID
F51060
WikiTree person ID
Lipscomb-1482
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
11154720-n
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmhQfC36wCvHW9YCq4KBP
Yale LUX ID
person/fc84e9c8-026e-474a-aa1e-244a3f4cbcea

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🔗 Connections
Award received 6
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Guggenheim Fellowship, Centenary Prize, Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Remsen Award
Member of 5
National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Physical Society, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science
Influenced 3
Ada Yonath, Roald Hoffmann, Martha L. Ludwig
Doctoral students 2
Thomas A. Steitz, Roald Hoffmann
Educated at 2
California Institute of Technology, University of Kentucky
Employer 2
Harvard University, University of Minnesota
Field of work 2
chemistry, biochemistry
Occupation 2
chemist, university teacher
Cause of death 1
pneumonia
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Doctoral advisor 1
Linus Pauling
Doctoral advisors 1
Linus Pauling
Doctoral student 1
Thomas A. Steitz
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Named after 1
lipscombite
Place of birth 1
Cleveland
Place of death 1
Cambridge
Sex or gender 1
male
Student 1
Roald Hoffmann
Student of 1
Linus Pauling
Students 1
Roald Hoffmann
← FactGrid item ID 1
Clairvaux-d'Aveyron
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Summary

William Lipscomb was born on December 9, 1919[1], in Cleveland[2]. He died on April 14, 2011[3], in Cambridge[4]. He worked as a chemist[5] and university teacher[6].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for William Lipscomb include lipscombite[50], a mineral species[51].

Why It Matters

William Lipscomb has been cited as an influence by Ada Yonath[52], a molecular biologist[53], 1939–2026[54], of Israel[55], awarded the Israel Prize[56], specialised in crystallography[57]; Roald Hoffmann[58], a playwright[59], b. 1937[60], of Second Polish Republic[61], awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry[62], specialised in chemistry[63]; and Martha L. Ludwig[64], a biochemist[65], 1931–2006[66], of United States[67], awarded the Garvan–Olin Medal[68], specialised in biochemistry[69].

Entities named for him include lipscombite[50], a mineral species[51].

His notable doctoral advisees include Roald Hoffmann[70], a playwright[71], b. 1937[72], of Second Polish Republic[73], awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry[74], specialised in chemistry[75] and Thomas A. Steitz[76], a biochemist[77], 1940–2018[78], of United States[79], awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry[80], specialised in crystallography[81].

FAQs

Where was William Lipscomb born?

William Lipscomb was born in Cleveland[2].

Where did William Lipscomb die?

William Lipscomb died in Cambridge[4].

What did William Lipscomb do for work?

William Lipscomb worked as a chemist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did William Lipscomb go to school?

William Lipscomb was educated at California Institute of Technology[13] and University of Kentucky[14].

What awards did William Lipscomb receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[17], Nobel Prize in Chemistry[18], Centenary Prize[19], and Remsen Award[20].

Who did William Lipscomb influence?

William Lipscomb has been cited as an influence by Ada Yonath[52], Roald Hoffmann[58], and Martha L. Ludwig[64].

Related Entities

Ada Yonath biochemistry California Institute of Technology chemistry Clairvaux-d'Aveyron Linus Pauling Roald Hoffmann Thomas A. Steitz United States

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