| Herbert C. Brown  AKA Herbert Brovarnik
Born: 22-May-1912
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 19-Dec-2004
Location of death: Lafayette, IN
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Chemist Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Discovered organoboranes Father: Charles Brovarnik (carpenter)
Mother: Pearl Gorinstein
Sister: Ann (b. 1909)
Sister: Sophie (b. 1916)
Sister: Riva (b. 1918)
Wife: Sarah Baylen (m. 6-Feb-1937)
High School: Englewood High School, Chicago, IL (1930)
University: University of Chicago (1936)
University: PhD, University of Chicago (1938)
Teacher: Instructor, University of Chicago (1938-43)
Professor: Wayne State University (1943-47)
Professor: Purdue University (1947-78)
Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1979 (with Georg Wittig)
National Medal of Science 1969
Priestley Medal 1981
National Academy of Sciences 1957
American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1966
Naturalized US Citizen 1936
Ukrainian Ancestry
Author of books:
Hydroboration (1962, chemistry)
Organic Syntheses via Boranes (1975, chemistry)
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