# 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:** 4 January 1945 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202159#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Berne ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202159#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202159#P27))
- **Occupation:** chemist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202159#P106))
- **Education:** Harvard University; University of California, Riverside; Mission Bay High School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202159#P69))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Chemistry; American Chemical Society Award in Organometallic Chemistry; American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry; Humboldt Research Fellowship; August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal; honorary doctor of the University of Rennes I; Centenary Prize; honorary doctor of the University of Zaragoza; Humboldt Prize; Geoffrey Wilkinson Award; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; Paracelsus Prize; F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry; Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202159#P166))

## 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.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Richard R. Schrock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_R._Schrock) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q202159](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202159) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: R. Schrock 2012.jpg by R._Schrock_-_IChO_2012_Opening_Ceremony.JPG : A.mela93 derivative work: Materialscientist (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:R._Schrock_2012.jpg)

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