About Lawrence F. Dahl
Lived 1929 – 2021 (aged 91). Lawrence F. Dahl was an American chemist and university teacher, known for X-ray crystallography.
Lawrence F. Dahl (June 2, 1929 – March 20, 2021) was an R.E. Rundle and Hilldale Professor of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Dahl was an inorganic chemist, and his research focused on high-nuclearity metallic compounds. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1988.
Early life and education Dahl was born in 1929. He earned his B.S. degree from the University of Louisville in 1951 and his Ph.D. from Iowa State University in 1956. 2010 – F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry 2014 – Elected Fellow of the American Crystallographic Association
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Who was Lawrence F. Dahl?
American chemist (1929-2021)
When was Lawrence F. Dahl born?
Lawrence F. Dahl was born on 2 June 1929 in Louisville.
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Lawrence F. Dahl died on 20 March 2021 in Madison.
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Lawrence F. Dahl was a chemist and university teacher.
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Lawrence F. Dahl was known for X-ray crystallography.
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Lawrence F. Dahl was American.
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