F. Albert Cotton
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 18 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 9,1930 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Philadelphia |
| Pennsylvania | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | February 20,2007 |
| Died | College Station |
| Texas | |
| United States | |
| Awards | Priestley Medal |
| Wolf Prize in Chemistry | |
| NAS Award in Chemical Sciences | |
| National Medal of Science for Chemistry | |
| Guggenheim Fellowship for Natural Sciences, US & Canada | |
| Royal Society | |
| Other notabl student | Ada Yonath, Kim Renee Dunbar |
| Doctor advisor | Geoffrey Wilkinson |
| Academic advisor | Geoffrey Wilkinson |
| Doctor student | Richard H. Holm |
| Stephen J. Lippard | |
| Charles B. Harris | |
| Tobin J. Marks | |
| Hong-Cai (Joe) Zhou | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 679681 |
F. Albert Cotton Life story
Frank Albert Cotton FRS was an American chemist. He was the W.T. Doherty-Welch Foundation Chair and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Texas A&M University. He authored over 1600 scientific articles. Cotton was recognized for his research on the chemistry of the transition metals.