EntityQ511581· pop 8· linked from 430 articlesEdgar Bright WilsonSign in to saveAmerican theoretical chemist and university teacher (1908–1992)PersonBorn1908-12-18Died1992-07-12via Open Library + WikidataKey datesBorn18 December 1908Died12 July 1992via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGiven nameEdgarFamily nameWilsonGendermaleCitizenshipUnited StatesPlace of birthTennesseePlace of deathCambridgeChildKenneth G. WilsonOccupationuniversity teacherEducated atCalifornia Institute of TechnologyConnectionsLinus PaulingEntityDudley R. HerschbachEntityCategories1908 births1992 deaths20th-century American chemistsAmerican spectroscopistsAmerican theoretical chemistsHarvard University facultyMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyNational Medal of Science laureates