JEWISH RECIPIENTS OF THE LINUS PAULING MEDAL IN CHEMISTRY
(33% of recipients)
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Listed below are recipients of the Linus Pauling Medal in Chemistry who were, or are, Jewish or of half-Jewish descent, as noted.  The medal is given for "outstanding contribution to chemistry meriting national and international recognition."
  • Herbert Brown (1968)
  • Roald Hoffmann (1974)
  • Daniel Koshland, Jr. (1979)
  • Gilbert Stork (1983)
  • Harold Scheraga (1985)
  • Rudolph Marcus (1991)
  • Richard Zare (1993)
  • James Ibers 1 (1994)
  • Alexander Rich (1995)
  • Allen Bard (1998)
  • Gabor Somorjai (2000)
  • Tobin Marks (2001)
  • John Brauman (2002)
  • Martin Karplus (2004)
  • Jacqueline Barton (2007)
  • Stephen Lippard (2009)
  • Chad Mirkin (2013)
  • Stephen Buchwald (2014)
  • Barry Trost (2015)

NOTES
1. Jewish mother, née Esther Imerman.


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