Louis Fieser

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Louis Fieser was an American organic chemist best known for his pioneering work in synthetic organic chemistry and for developing napalm during World War II.

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organic chemist
university teacher
affiliation Harvard University Department of Chemistry NERFINISHED
awardReceived American Chemical Society Award in Pure Chemistry NERFINISHED
coAuthor Mary Fieser NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1899-04-27
dateOfDeath 1977-07-25
developed napalm
educatedAt Harvard University
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Williams College NERFINISHED
employer Harvard University
familyName Fieser NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork organic chemistry
synthetic organic chemistry
givenName Louis NERFINISHED
hasAcademicRank professor of organic chemistry
knownFor development of napalm
pioneering work in synthetic organic chemistry
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf National Academy of Sciences
name Louis Frederick Fieser NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableStudent Elias J. Corey NERFINISHED
notableWork Fieser and Fieser’s Reagents for Organic Synthesis NERFINISHED
Organic Chemistry (with Mary Fieser) NERFINISHED
Textbook of Organic Chemistry NERFINISHED
development of napalm
occupation chemist
professor
participatedIn World War II research
placeOfBirth Louisville, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Belmont, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
researchFocus polycyclic aromatic compounds
quinones
steroids
sexOrGender male
spouse Mary Fieser NERFINISHED
workLocation Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
workPeriod 20th century
wrote Organic Chemistry NERFINISHED
Reagents for Organic Synthesis NERFINISHED
Textbook of Organic Chemistry NERFINISHED

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