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Richard R. Schrock

1945-, American chemist

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Richard Royce Schrock is an American chemist and Nobel laureate recognized for his contributions to the olefin metathesis reaction used in organic chemistry.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Berne wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
chemist, university teacher wd
Education
Harvard University, University of California, Riverside, Mission Bay High School wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2005)
  • American Chemical Society Award in Organometallic Chemistry (1985)
  • American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry (1996)
  • Humboldt Research Fellowship (1994)
  • August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal (2005)
  • honorary doctor of the University of Rennes I (2009)
  • Centenary Prize (1990)
  • honorary doctor of the University of Zaragoza (2007)
  • Humboldt Prize
  • Geoffrey Wilkinson Award (2001)
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (2008)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2014)
  • Paracelsus Prize (2014)
  • F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry (2006)
  • Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards (1978)

Questions

When was Richard R. Schrock born?
Richard R. Schrock was born on 4 January 1945 in Berne.
Where did Richard R. Schrock study?
Richard R. Schrock was educated at Harvard University, University of California, Riverside, Mission Bay High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Richard R. Schrock · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q202159 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: R. Schrock 2012.jpg by R._Schrock_-_IChO_2012_Opening_Ceremony.JPG : A.mela93 derivative work: Materialscientist (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 14 November 2026

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