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Martin Karplus

Austrian-born American theoretical chemist (1930–2024)

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Martin Karplus was an Austrian and American theoretical chemist. He was the Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University. He was also the director of the Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory, a joint laboratory between the French National Center for Scientific Research and the University of Strasbourg, France. Karplus received the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, together with Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel, for "the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems".

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Born
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Place of birth
Vienna wd
Died
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Place of death
Cambridge wd
Citizenship
Austria, United States wd
Occupation
theoretical chemist, university teacher, biophysicist, chemist, scientist wd
Education
Harvard University, California Institute of Technology, Harvard College, Newton North High School wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2013)
  • Guggenheim Fellowship
  • ACS Award in Theoretical Chemistry (1993)
  • Commander of the Legion of Honour
  • honorary doctor of the University of Vienna
  • Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics (1987)
  • honorary citizen of Vienna (2015)
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (2000)
  • Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (2016)
  • Linus Pauling Award (2004)
  • ACS Award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research (2001)
  • Clarivate Citation Laureates (2011)

Questions

When was Martin Karplus born?
Martin Karplus was born on 15 March 1930 in Vienna.
Where did Martin Karplus study?
Martin Karplus was educated at Harvard University, California Institute of Technology, Harvard College, Newton North High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Martin Karplus · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q903471 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Martin Karplus Nobel Prize 22 2013.jpg by Bengt Nyman (CC BY 2.0)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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