Allen G. Debus | |
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 Allen Debus, 2006 | |
| Born | August 16, 1926 |
| Died | March 6, 2009 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | American |
| Awards | Dexter Award (1987) George Sarton Medal (1994) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University Indiana University Bloomington Harvard University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Historian of Science, Historian of Chemistry |
Allen George Debus (August 16, 1926 – March 6, 2009) was an American historian of science, known primarily for his work on the history of chemistry and alchemy. In 1991 he was honored at the University of Chicago with an academic conference held in his name. Paul H. Theerman and Karen Hunger Parshall edited the proceedings, and Debus contributed his autobiography of which this article is a digest.