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Jack Dunitz

Who

Jack Dunitz · Science & Medicine

What

Chemical crystallographer known for structural chemistry

When

1923, Glasgow, Scotland — 2021, Zürich, Switzerland

Where

Scotland · England · United States · Switzerland

Biography

Jack Dunitz is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Chemical crystallographer known for structural chemistry

How & why

Dunitz was a chemical crystallographer whose careful X-ray studies illuminated molecular structure, reactivity and the geometry of chemical bonds, and who long taught at ETH Zürich. He helped shape modern structural chemistry and mentored generations of researchers. He was born into a Jewish family in Glasgow.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Chemistry

Contributions & Sources

Chemical crystallographer known for structural chemistry

1923

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Chemistry