# Rudolph A. Marcus

_Canadian-American chemist (1923-2026)_

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> Rudolph Arthur Marcus was a Canadian-born American chemist who received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems". Marcus theory, named after him, provides a thermodynamic and kinetic framework for describing one electron outer-sphere electron transfer. He was a professor at Caltech, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 21 July 1923 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q239067#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Montreal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q239067#P19))
- **Died:** 16 July 2026 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q239067#P570))
- **Place of death:** Pasadena ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q239067#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Canada; United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q239067#P27))
- **Occupation:** chemist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q239067#P106))
- **Education:** McGill University; Baron Byng High School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q239067#P69))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Willard Gibbs Award; ACS Award in Theoretical Chemistry; National Medal of Science; Wolf Prize in Chemistry; Humboldt Research Fellowship; Lavoisier Medal; Centenary Prize; Fellow of the American Physical Society; Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics; Humboldt Prize; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; Linus Pauling Award; Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry; Oesper Award ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q239067#P166))

## Questions

**When was Rudolph A. Marcus born?**  
Rudolph A. Marcus was born on 21 July 1923 in Montreal.

**Where did Rudolph A. Marcus study?**  
Rudolph A. Marcus was educated at McGill University, Baron Byng High School.

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