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Kenneth Pitzer

Kenneth Sanborn Pitzer (January 6, 1914 – December 26, 1997) was an American physical and theoretical chemist, educator, and university president. He was described as "one of the most influential physical chemists of his era" whose work "spanned almost all of the important fields of physical chemistry: thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, molecular…

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Alma mater
California Institute of Technology (BS) University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Awards
ACS Award in Pure Chemistry (1943) Priestley Medal (1969) National Medal of Science (1975) American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal (1976) Welch Award in Chemistry (1984)
Born
(1914-01-06)January 6, 1914 Pomona, California, U.S.
Children
Russell M. Pitzer
Died
December 26, 1997(1997-12-26) (aged 83) Berkeley, California, U.S.
Doctoral advisor
Wendell Latimer

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Workplaces · 3
Kenneth Pitzer → Rice University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley
Preceded by · 2
Kenneth Pitzer → Wallace Sterling, William Vermillion Houston
Succeeded by · 2
Kenneth Pitzer → Norman Hackerman, Richard Wall Lyman
Alma mater · 1
Kenneth Pitzer → California Institute of Technology (BS) University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Awards · 1
Kenneth Pitzer → ACS Award in Pure Chemistry (1943) Priestley Medal (1969) National Medal of Science (1975) American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal (1976) Welch Award in Chemistry (1984)
Born · 1
Kenneth Pitzer → (1914-01-06)January 6, 1914 Pomona, California, U.S.
Children · 1
Kenneth Pitzer → Russell M. Pitzer
Died · 1
Kenneth Pitzer → December 26, 1997(1997-12-26) (aged 83) Berkeley, California, U.S.
Doctoral advisor · 1
Kenneth Pitzer → Wendell Latimer
Doctoral students · 1
Kenneth Pitzer → George C. Pimentel Oktay Sinanoğlu Robert Curl Raymond Sheline

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Kenneth PitzerAlma materCalifornia Institute of Technology (BS) University of California, Berkeley (PhD)1.00infobox
Kenneth PitzerAwardsACS Award in Pure Chemistry (1943) Priestley Medal (1969) National Medal of Science (1975) American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal (1976) Welch Award in Chemistry (1984)1.00infobox
Kenneth PitzerBorn(1914-01-06)January 6, 1914 Pomona, California, U.S.1.00infobox
Kenneth PitzerChildrenRussell M. Pitzer1.00infobox
Kenneth PitzerDiedDecember 26, 1997(1997-12-26) (aged 83) Berkeley, California, U.S.1.00infobox
Kenneth PitzerDoctoral advisorWendell Latimer1.00infobox
Kenneth PitzerDoctoral studentsGeorge C. Pimentel Oktay Sinanoğlu Robert Curl Raymond Sheline1.00infobox
Kenneth PitzerFieldsChemistry1.00infobox
Kenneth PitzerParentRussell K. Pitzer (father)1.00infobox
Kenneth PitzerPreceded byWilliam Vermillion Houston1.00infobox
Kenneth PitzerPreceded byWallace Sterling1.00infobox
Kenneth PitzerSucceeded byNorman Hackerman1.00infobox
Kenneth PitzerSucceeded byRichard Wall Lyman1.00infobox
Kenneth PitzerThesisTheoretical calculations and experimental determinations of entropies and related thermodynamic quantities (1937)1.00infobox
Kenneth PitzerWorkplacesUniversity of California, Berkeley1.00infobox
Kenneth PitzerWorkplacesRice University1.00infobox
Kenneth PitzerWorkplacesStanford University1.00infobox

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