Leon Lapidus

American chemist
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Summary

Leon Lapidus was born on September 26, 1924[1]. He died on May 5, 1977[2]. He worked as a chemist[3] and engineer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[6]
  • Field of work: chemical engineering[7]
  • Employer: Princeton University[8]
  • Educated at: University of Minnesota[9]
  • Doctoral advisor: Neal Amundson[10]
  • Member of: National Academy of Engineering[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Doctoral student: John H. Seinfeld[13], Donald Goldfarb[14]
  • Family name: Lapidus[15]
  • Given name: Leon[16]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[17]

FAQs

What did Leon Lapidus do for work?

Leon Lapidus worked as a chemist[3] and engineer[4].

Where did Leon Lapidus go to school?

Leon Lapidus was educated at University of Minnesota[9].

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  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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    Academic tree id → 61943
    Family name → Lapidus
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