Moses Gomberg

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Moses Gomberg was a pioneering Russian-American chemist best known for discovering organic free radicals and founding the field of radical chemistry.

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instanceOf Russian-American
chemist
human
academicDegree PhD in chemistry
awardReceived Nichols Medal NERFINISHED
Willard Gibbs Award NERFINISHED
citizenship United States of America
countryOfBirth Russian Empire
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1866-02-08
dateOfDeath 1947-02-12
discovered first persistent organic free radical
triphenylmethyl radical
doctoralAdvisor Adolf von Baeyer NERFINISHED
educatedAt University of Michigan
University of Munich NERFINISHED
employer University of Michigan NERFINISHED
era early 20th century
late 19th century
ethnicGroup Jewish
familyName Gomberg NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork chemistry
organic chemistry
radical chemistry
gender male
givenName Moses NERFINISHED
influenced development of physical organic chemistry
languageUsed English
German
Russian
memberOf National Academy of Sciences
surface form: National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
migration emigrated from the Russian Empire to the United States
notableFor discovery of organic free radicals
founding the field of radical chemistry
notableStudent Werner Emmanuel Bachmann NERFINISHED
notableWork discovery of the triphenylmethyl radical
placeOfBirth Elizavetgrad NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Ann Arbor, Michigan NERFINISHED
positionHeld professor of chemistry
residence Ann Arbor, Michigan NERFINISHED
workLocation Ann Arbor, Michigan NERFINISHED

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Herbert C. Brown doctoralAdvisor Moses Gomberg
Ira Remsen notableStudent Moses Gomberg