Walter Abraham Jacobs (December 24, 1883  July 12, 1967) was an American chemist who discovered the Gould-Jacobs reaction. Much of his career was spent at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, New York City.[1]

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Walter A. Jacobs
Born(1883-12-24)December 24, 1883
New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 12, 1967(1967-07-12) (aged 83)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Berlin 1907
Known forGould-Jacobs reaction
Scientific career
Doctoral advisorHermann Emil Fischer
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Further reading

  • Robert Elderfield (1980). "Walter A. Jacobs". Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences. 51.

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