George C. Pimentel
Facts
21 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- May 2, 1922
- Date of death
- June 18, 1989
- Place of birth
- Fresno
- Place of death
- Kensington
- Country of citizenship
- United States[7]
- Occupation
- chemist, university teacher
- Award received
- Guggenheim Fellowship, William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement, Ellis R. Lippincott Award, National Medal of Science, Wolf Prize in Chemistry, Franklin Medal, Priestley Medal, August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Earle K. Plyler Prize, Welch Award in Chemistry, Linus Pauling Award, Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry, George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education, Bourke Award, American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal, Oesper Award, George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry, Remsen Award[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
- Doctoral advisor
- Kenneth Pitzer[11]
- Doctoral student
- John D. Baldeschwieler, Louis Allamandola, Mario Molina, William Klemperer, Geraldine L. Richmond[31][32][33][34][35]
- Cause of death
- cardiac arrest[36]
- Birth name
- George Claude Pimentel[42]
- Described by source
- Pimentel, George Claude (1922-1989), chemist and educator[41]
- Manner of death
- natural causes[40]
- Member of
- National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, American Philosophical Society[26][27][28][29]
- Residence
- Kensington[37]
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- 0000000108960493
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- FAST ID
- 2766
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- 000193499
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- 981005757616609366
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- n96652764
- National Academy of Sciences member ID
- 51630
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- KAC201908120
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- 13996
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- 3737
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- 6603964132
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- 41572
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Member of 4
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Summary
George C. Pimentel was born on May 2, 1922[1], in Fresno[2]. He died on June 18, 1989[3], in Kensington[4]. He worked as a chemist[5] and university teacher[6].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for George C. Pimentel include George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education[43], a science award[44], in United States[45], founded in 1950[46].
Why It Matters
Entities named for George C. Pimentel include George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education[43], a science award[44], in United States[45], founded in 1950[46].
His notable doctoral advisees include Mario Molina[47], a chemist[48], 1943–2020[49], of Mexico[50], awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic[51], specialised in physical chemistry[52]; Geraldine L. Richmond[53], a chemist[54], b. 1953[55], of United States[56], awarded the National Medal of Science[57], specialised in physical chemistry[58]; William Klemperer[59], a chemist[60], 1927–2017[61], of United States[62], awarded the Faraday Lectureship Prize[63]; and John D. Baldeschwieler[64], a chemist[65], b. 1933[66], of United States[67], awarded the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry[68], specialised in chemistry[69].
FAQs
Where was George C. Pimentel born?
George C. Pimentel was born in Fresno[2].
Where did George C. Pimentel die?
George C. Pimentel died in Kensington[4].
What did George C. Pimentel do for work?
George C. Pimentel worked as a chemist[5] and university teacher[6].
Where did George C. Pimentel go to school?
George C. Pimentel was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[9] and University of California, Berkeley[10].
What awards did George C. Pimentel receive?
Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12], William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement[13], Ellis R. Lippincott Award[14], and National Medal of Science[15].