Jerrold Meinwald
American chemist and pharmacologist (1927–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jerrold Meinwald (January 16, 1927 – April 23, 2018) was an American chemist known for his work on chemical ecology, a field he co-founded with his colleague and friend Thomas Eisner. He was a Goldwin Smith Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Cornell University. He was author or co-author of well over 400 scientific articles. His interest in chemistry was sparked by fireworks done with his friend Michael Cava when they were still in junior high school. Meinwald was also a music aficionado and studied flute with Marcel Moyse – the world's greatest flutist of his time.[according to whom?]
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Born | (1927-01-16)January 16, 1927 New York City, U.S. |
Died | April 23, 2018(2018-04-23) (aged 91) Ithaca, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | Harvard University University of Chicago |
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Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | Cornell University |
Doctoral students | George Wiley |
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