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Stanley Miller
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Key facts
- Born
- Stanley Lloyd Miller , ( 1930-03-07 ) March 7, 1930, Oakland, California , U.S.
- Died
- May 20, 2007 (2007-05-20) (aged 77), National City, California , U.S.
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley , University of Chicago
- Known for
- Abiogenesis
- Awards
- Oparin Medal
- Fields
- Chemistry
- Institutions
- University of Chicago , Columbia University , University of California, San Diego
- Doctoral advisor
- Harold Urey
- Doctoral students
- Jeffrey Bada
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Stanley
- Family name
- Miller
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Oakland
- Place of death
- National City
- Occupation
- biochemist
- Educated at
- University of California, Berkeley
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Oparin Medal
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctoral advisor
- Harold Urey
- Field of work
- chemist
- Image
- Miller1999.jpg
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- Commons category
- Stanley Miller
- date of birth
- 1930-03-07
- cause of death
- heart failure
- birth name
- Stanley Lloyd Miller
- date of death
- 2007-05-20
- name in native language
- Stanley Miller
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Stanley Lloyd Miller (March 7, 1930 – May 20, 2007) was an American chemist who made a wide range of experiments, demonstrating that select organic compounds can be synthesized by chemical processes from inorganic substances. In 1952 he performed the Miller–Urey experiment, which showed that complex organic molecules could be synthesised from inorganic precursors. The experiment was widely reported.
Life and career
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