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Curt Wittig

American chemist
Person Human Q5195579

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
September 14, 1943
Place of birth
Chicago
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
physical chemist, researcher, chemist
Employer
University of Southern California[7]
Educated at
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign[8]
Award received
Herbert P. Broida Prize, Bourke Award, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[9][10][11]
Official website
curtwittig.com[15]
Family name
Wittig[13]
Given name
Curt[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Curt Wittig ar كورت فيتيغ
🔖 Identifiers · 7
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8426-8869
VIAF cluster ID
198162062778451650009
GND ID
1232920614
Academic Tree ID
58312
Freebase ID
/m/09v7pdy
Google Scholar author ID
VUYLcQ8AAAAJ
Scopus author ID
57206339863, 8319633900

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Summary

Curt Wittig was born on September 14, 1943[1], in Chicago[2]. He has worked as a physical chemist[3], researcher[4], and chemist[5].

FAQs

Where was Curt Wittig born?

Curt Wittig's place of birth was Chicago[2].

What did Curt Wittig do for work?

Curt Wittig worked as a physical chemist[3], researcher[4], and chemist[5].

Where did Curt Wittig go to school?

Curt Wittig was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[8].

What awards did Curt Wittig receive?

Honors received include Herbert P. Broida Prize[9], Bourke Award[10], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[11].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . dornsife.usc.edu. dornsife.usc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . rsc.org. rsc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GND ID → 1232920614
    Given name → Curt
    Google Scholar author ID → VUYLcQ8AAAAJ
    Family name → Wittig
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