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Jerome Karle

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American physical chemist (1918–2013)

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Jerome Karle (1918–2013) was an American chemist, crystallographer, and university teacher. Born in New York City, he held a Doctor of Philosophy degree and worked in the field of physical chemistry. He was employed by the University of Chicago and served as a doctoral supervisor to Herbert A. Hauptman. Karle participated in the Manhattan Project and was recognized with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Physical Society. Karle received his education from the City College of New York, the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, and Harvard University. He resided in New York City and died in Annandale from liver cancer.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1985

    for their outstanding achievements in the development of direct methods for the determination of crystal structures

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Instance of
human
Given name
Jerome
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Annandale
Languages spoken
English language
Participant in
Manhattan Project
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctoral student
Herbert A. Hauptman
Field of work
physical chemistry
Image
Jerome Karle Portrait.jpg
Residence
New York City
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Jerome Karle
date of birth
1918-06-18
date of death
2013-06-06
Erdős number
4
cause of death
liver cancer
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manner of death
natural causes
interested in
physical chemistry
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Encyclopedic overview

Jerome Karle (born Jerome Karfunkle; June 18, 1918 – June 6, 2013) was an American physical chemist. Jointly with Herbert A. Hauptman, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1985, for the direct analysis of crystal structures using X-ray scattering techniques.

Early life and education

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