Wendell Mitchell Latimer | |
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| Born | April 22, 1893 Garnett, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | July 6, 1955 (aged 62) |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas (B.A., 1915) University of California, Berkeley (PhD, 1919) |
| Known for | Latimer diagram |
| Awards | member, National Academy of Sciences William H. Nichols Medal (1955) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
| Thesis | Entropy Changes at Low Temperatures. Formic Acid and Urea (1919) |
| Doctoral advisor | George Ernest Gibson |
| Other academic advisors | H. P. Cady |
| Doctoral students | Kenneth Pitzer |
| Other notable students | Willard F. Libby |
Wendell Mitchell Latimer (April 22, 1893 – July 6, 1955) was an American chemist known for the discovery of tritium and his description of oxidation states in the book The Oxidation States of the Elements and Their Potentials in Aqueous Solution.
He received his Ph.D from the University of California, Berkeley for the work with George Ernest Gibson.