John R. Johnson

Chemist, Deceased Person

1900 – 1983

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Who was John R. Johnson?

John Raven Johnson was an American chemist. Johnson was notable, among other things, for the discovery of the nearly quantitative oxidation of organoboranes to alcohols by alkaline hydrogen peroxide. Johnson was Todd Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Cornell University, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, chair of the Cornell Department of Chemistry.

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Born
Aug 9, 1900
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Died
May 25, 1983

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on July 23, 2013

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