Herbert C. Brown

For the Australian public servant, see Herbert Charles Brown (public servant).
Herbert C. Brown
Born
Herbert Brovarnik

22 May 1912
London, England, UK
DiedDecember 19, 2004(2004-12-19) (aged 92)
Lafayette, Indiana, US
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Known forOrganoboranes
Spouse(s)Sarah Baylen (1937–2005; his death; 1 child)
AwardsCentenary Prize (1955)
William H. Nichols Medal (1959)
National Medal of Science (1969)
Elliott Cresson Medal (1978)
Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1979)
Priestley Medal (1981)
Perkin Medal (1982)
AIC Gold Medal (1985)
NAS Award in Chemical Sciences (1987)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago,
Purdue University
Doctoral advisorHermann Irving Schlesinger

Herbert Charles Brown (22 May 1912 – 19 December 2004) was an American chemist and recipient of the 1979 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work with organoboranes.

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