Gilbert Stork
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 7 years ago |
| Date of birth | December 31,1921 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Brussels |
| Belgium | |
| Date of died | October 21,2017 |
| Doctoral advisor | Samuel M. McElvain |
| Notable students | Clayton Heathcock |
| Eugene van Tamelen | |
| Paul Wender | |
| John E. McMurry | |
| Eiichi Nakamura | |
| Adusumilli Srikrishna | |
| Awards | ACS Award in Pure Chemistry |
| NAS Award in Chemical Sciences | |
| National Medal of Science | |
| Wolf Prize | |
| Ryoji Noyori Prize | |
| Wolf Prize in Chemistry | |
| Notable student | Rick L. Danheiser |
| Clayton Heathcock | |
| Education | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| University of Florida | |
| Died | New York |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Academic advisor | Samuel M. McElvain |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 852565 |
Gilbert Stork Life story
Gilbert Stork was an organic chemist. For a quarter of a century he was the Eugene Higgins Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at Columbia University. He is known for making significant contributions to the total synthesis of natural products, including a lifelong fascination with the synthesis of quinine.