# F. Sherwood Rowland

_American chemist (1927–2012)_

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> Frank Sherwood "Sherry" Rowland was an American Nobel laureate and a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Irvine. His research was on atmospheric chemistry and chemical kinetics. His best-known work was the discovery that chlorofluorocarbons contribute to ozone depletion.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 28 June 1927 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111190#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Delaware ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111190#P19))
- **Died:** 10 March 2012 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111190#P570))
- **Place of death:** Newport Beach ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111190#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111190#P27))
- **Occupation:** chemist; university teacher; author; environmental chemist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111190#P106))
- **Education:** Ohio Wesleyan University; University of Chicago ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111190#P69))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement; Albert Einstein World Award of Science; Japan Prize; Tolman Award; Leo Szilard Lectureship Award; Dickson Prize in Science; Fellow of the American Physical Society; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; Roger Revelle Medal; Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry; Guggenheim Fellowship; Nevada Medal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111190#P166))

## Questions

**When was F. Sherwood Rowland born?**  
F. Sherwood Rowland was born on 28 June 1927 in Delaware.

**Where did F. Sherwood Rowland study?**  
F. Sherwood Rowland was educated at Ohio Wesleyan University, University of Chicago.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): F. Sherwood Rowland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Sherwood_Rowland) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q111190](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111190) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: F. Sherwood Rowland.jpg by Markus Pössel ( Mapos ) (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:F._Sherwood_Rowland.jpg)

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