Henry Gilman | |
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| Born | May 9, 1893 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | November 7, 1986 (aged 93) Ames, Iowa, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BS, MA, PhD) |
| Known for | Gilman reagent |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry |
| Institutions | Iowa State University |
| Doctoral advisor | E. P. Kohler |
Henry Gilman ForMemRS[1] (May 9, 1893 – November 7, 1986) was an American organic chemist known as the father of organometallic chemistry. He discovered the Gilman reagent, which bears his name.[2]
- ^ a b Eaborn, C. (1990). "Henry Gilman. 9 May 1893-7 November 1986". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 36: 152. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1990.0028. S2CID 71534881.
- ^ Eisch, John J. (2002). "Henry Gilman: American Pioneer in the Rise of Organometallic Chemistry in Modern Science and Technology". Organometallics. 21 (25): 5439–5463. doi:10.1021/om0109408.