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Donald J. Cram

American chemist (1919–2001)

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Donald James Cram was an American chemist who shared the 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Jean-Marie Lehn and Charles J. Pedersen "for their development and use of molecules with structure-specific interactions of high selectivity." They were the founders of the field of host–guest chemistry.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Chester wd
Died
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Place of death
Palm Desert wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
chemist, university teacher wd
Education
Rollins College, Harvard University, University of Nebraska–Lincoln wd

Awards wd

  • Guggenheim Fellowship (1954)
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1987)
  • Willard Gibbs Award (1985)
  • ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, (1965)
  • National Medal of Science (1993)
  • NAS Award in Chemical Sciences (1992)
  • Tolman Award (1984)
  • Arthur C. Cope Award (1974)
  • Centenary Prize (1975)
  • Glenn T. Seaborg Medal (1989)
  • Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry (1985)

Questions

When was Donald J. Cram born?
Donald J. Cram was born on 22 April 1919 in Chester.
Where did Donald J. Cram study?
Donald J. Cram was educated at Rollins College, Harvard University, University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Donald J. Cram · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q135151 · CC0 1.0

Last updated · facts checked 7 November 2026

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