# 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:** 22 April 1919 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135151#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Chester ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135151#P19))
- **Died:** 17 June 2001 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135151#P570))
- **Place of death:** Palm Desert ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135151#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135151#P27))
- **Occupation:** chemist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135151#P106))
- **Education:** Rollins College; Harvard University; University of Nebraska–Lincoln ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135151#P69))
- **Awards:** Guggenheim Fellowship; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Willard Gibbs Award; ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry,; National Medal of Science; NAS Award in Chemical Sciences; Tolman Award; Arthur C. Cope Award; Centenary Prize; Glenn T. Seaborg Medal; Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135151#P166))

## 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.

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