William Summer Johnson

Summary

William Summer Johnson is a human^[1]. Born in New Rochelle^[2], he… he was born on +1913-02-24T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +1995-08-19T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as a chemist^[5] and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• William Summer Johnson was born in New Rochelle^[2].
• William Summer Johnson was born on +1913-02-24T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William Summer Johnson died on +1995-08-19T00:00:00Z^[4].
• William Summer Johnson held citizenship in United States^[8].
• William Summer Johnson worked as a chemist^[5].
• William Summer Johnson's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Among William Summer Johnson's employers was University of Wisconsin–Madison^[9].
• William Summer Johnson was educated at Amherst College^[10].
• William Summer Johnson was educated at Harvard University^[11].
• William Summer Johnson was educated at The Governor's Academy^[12].
• William Summer Johnson's doctoral advisor was Louis Fieser^[13].
• William Summer Johnson received the ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry,^[14].
• William Summer Johnson received the National Medal of Science^[15].
• William Summer Johnson received the Arthur C. Cope Award^[16].
• William Summer Johnson received the Centenary Prize^[17].
• William Summer Johnson received the Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry^[18].
• William Summer Johnson received the Tetrahedron Prize^[19].
• William Summer Johnson was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[20].
• William Summer Johnson was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[21].
• William Summer Johnson is recorded as male^[22].
• William Summer Johnson's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• William Summer Johnson supervised Hans Wynberg as a doctoral student^[24].
• William Summer Johnson supervised Robert E. Ireland as a doctoral student^[25].
• William Summer Johnson's ISNI is recorded as 000000011445073X^[26].
• William Summer Johnson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 57455037^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in New Rochelle^[2], William Summer Johnson… he was born on +1913-02-24T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Amherst College^[10], a liberal arts college^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1821^[30]; Harvard University^[11], a private university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1636^[33], headquartered in Cambridge^[34]; and The Governor's Academy^[12], a boarding school^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1763^[37]. William Summer Johnson's doctoral advisor was Louis Fieser^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chemist^[5] and university teacher^[6]. Among William Summer Johnson's employers was University of Wisconsin–Madison^[9]. Doctoral students include Hans Wynberg^[24], a chemist^[38], 1922–2011^[39], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[40] and Robert E. Ireland^[25], a chemist^[41], 1929–2012^[42], of United States^[43], awarded the Ernest Guenther Award^[44].

Recognition

Awards received include ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry,^[14], a class of award^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1955^[47]; National Medal of Science^[15], a science award^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1963^[50]; Arthur C. Cope Award^[16], a science award^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1973^[53]; Centenary Prize^[17], a science award^[54], in United Kingdom^[55], founded in 1947^[56]; Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry^[18], a chemistry award^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1959^[59]; and Tetrahedron Prize^[19], an award^[60], in United Kingdom^[61], founded in 1981^[62].

Death and Burial

William Summer Johnson died on +1995-08-19T00:00:00Z^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for William Summer Johnson include Lemieux–Johnson oxidation^[63], an eponymous chemical reaction^[64].

Why It Matters

William Summer Johnson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[65]

Entities named for him include Lemieux–Johnson oxidation^[63], an eponymous chemical reaction^[64].

FAQs

Where was William Summer Johnson born?

William Summer Johnson's place of birth was New Rochelle^[2].

What did William Summer Johnson do for work?

William Summer Johnson worked as chemist^[5] and university teacher^[6].

Where did William Summer Johnson go to school?

William Summer Johnson was educated at Amherst College^[10], Harvard University^[11], and The Governor's Academy^[12].

What awards did William Summer Johnson receive?

Honors received include ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry,^[14], National Medal of Science^[15], Arthur C. Cope Award^[16], and Centenary Prize^[17].