Walter Klemperer

American chemist
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Summary

Walter Klemperer has worked as a chemist[1] and university teacher[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[4]
  • Employer: Columbia University[5], University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[6]
  • Educated at: Harvard College[7], Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8]
  • Doctoral advisor: F. Albert Cotton[9]
  • Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship[10], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[11], American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Doctoral student: Omar M. Yaghi[14], Nam Hwi Hur[15]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[16]
  • Family name: Klemperer[17]
  • Given name: Walter[18]

Why It Matters

Walter Klemperer is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

What did Walter Klemperer do for work?

Walter Klemperer worked as a chemist[1] and university teacher[2].

Where did Walter Klemperer go to school?

Walter Klemperer was educated at Harvard College[7] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8].

What awards did Walter Klemperer receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[10], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[11], and American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . chemistry.illinois.edu. Retrieved . chemistry.illinois.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . chemistry.illinois.edu. Retrieved . chemistry.illinois.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [1] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] ↑ . chemistry.illinois.edu. Retrieved . chemistry.illinois.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . chemistry.illinois.edu. Retrieved . chemistry.illinois.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . chemistry.illinois.edu. Retrieved . chemistry.illinois.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . chemistry.illinois.edu. Retrieved . chemistry.illinois.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . chemistry.illinois.edu. Retrieved . chemistry.illinois.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . chemistry.illinois.edu. Retrieved . chemistry.illinois.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [3] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · GreatDoktor · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007318319905171
    Viaf cluster id → 11502730
    Doctoral student → Omar M. Yaghi, Nam Hwi Hur
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