DigiNepal
Herbert A. Hauptman
Dave Pape · Public domain
Suggest a better photo · Report

Herbert A. Hauptman

American mathematician (1917–2011)

नेपालीमा पढ्नुहोस् · हिंदी में पढ़ें

  • नेपाली · English · हिंदीRead in your language
  • CitedEvery fact sourced
  • Ad-freeNo ads, no tracking

Herbert Aaron Hauptman was an American mathematician and Nobel laureate. He pioneered and developed a mathematical method that has changed the whole field of chemistry and opened a new era in research in determination of molecular structures of crystallized materials. Today, Hauptman's direct methods, which he continued to improve and refine, are routinely used to solve complicated structures. It was the application of this mathematical method to a wide variety of chemical structures that led the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to name Hauptman and Jerome Karle recipients of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Quick facts

Born
wd
Place of birth
New York City wd
Died
wd
Place of death
Buffalo wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
mathematician, chemist, university teacher, crystallographer, philosopher wd
Education
University at Buffalo, Columbia University, City College of New York, University of Maryland, New York University, Johns Hopkins University wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1985)
  • Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Physics (1991)
  • honorary doctorate from the University of Parma (1989)
  • honorary doctor of the University of Maryland (1985)
  • honorary doctor of the Bar-Ilan University (1990)
  • honorary doctorate from Columbia University (1990)
  • Jacob F. Schoellkopf Medal (1986)
  • honorary doctorate of the Łódź University of Technology (1992)

Questions

When was Herbert A. Hauptman born?
Herbert A. Hauptman was born on 14 February 1917 in New York City.
Where did Herbert A. Hauptman study?
Herbert A. Hauptman was educated at University at Buffalo, Columbia University, City College of New York, University of Maryland.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Herbert A. Hauptman · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q107422 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Herbert Hauptman - UB 2009.jpg by Dave Pape (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 14 November 2026

Cite this page

"Herbert A. Hauptman". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/herbert-a-hauptman. Retrieved 15 November 2026.

Machine-readable versions: JSON · Markdown

Text from the Wikipedia article Herbert A. Hauptman, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Herbert Hauptman - UB 2009.jpg — Dave Pape, Public domain.

Is this you, or do you work in this person's office? Claim this profile

← People