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Robert Elderfield

American chemist (1904–1979)
Person human Q7344009

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
May 30, 1904
Date of death
December 10, 1979
Place of birth
Niagara Falls
Place of death
Ann Arbor
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
chemist
Employer
University of Michigan[7]
Educated at
University of Michigan[8]
Doctoral student
William Standish Knowles[11]
Given name
Robert[12]
Member of
National Academy of Sciences[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Robert Cooley Elderfield en Robert Elderfield cs Robert C. Elderfield fa رابرت الدرفیلد he רוברט אלדרפילד ru Роберт Элдерфилд tr Robert C. Elderfield tr Robert Cooley Elderfield
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000117001550
VIAF cluster ID
115447197
Library of Congress authority ID
n83829335
GND ID
1052544967
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Robert Elderfield.png ↗
Academic Tree ID
52279
CONOR.SI ID
61974371
FAST ID
123558
Freebase ID
/m/03d1j86
IdRef ID
10904388X
NL CR AUT ID
mub2011628284
NUKAT ID
n2004005162
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007398664205171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
113298021
Prabook ID
1692095
SNAC ARK ID
w66f3qhq
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcgwghW3TBMMwPt8K8XBP
Yale LUX ID
person/a675e218-7744-452b-b34a-98caae3b511f

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Doctoral student 1
William Standish Knowles
Doctoral students 1
William Standish Knowles
Educated at 1
University of Michigan
Employer 1
University of Michigan
Given name 1
Robert
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
National Academy of Sciences
Occupation 1
chemist
Place of birth 1
Niagara Falls
Place of death 1
Ann Arbor
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Robert Elderfield was born on May 30, 1904[1], in Niagara Falls[2]. He died on December 10, 1979[3], in Ann Arbor[4]. He worked as a chemist[5].

Why It Matters

Robert Elderfield's notable doctoral advisees include William Standish Knowles[13], a chemist[14], 1917–2012[15], of United States[16], awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry[17], specialised in chemistry[18].

FAQs

Where was Robert Elderfield born?

Robert Elderfield was born in Niagara Falls[2].

Where did Robert Elderfield die?

Robert Elderfield died in Ann Arbor[4].

What did Robert Elderfield do for work?

Robert Elderfield worked as a chemist[5].

Where did Robert Elderfield go to school?

Robert Elderfield was educated at University of Michigan[8].

Related Entities

United States William Standish Knowles

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Ann Arbor
    Doctoral student → William Standish Knowles
    Instance of → human
    Given name → Robert
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