Corwin Hansch

Corwin Hansch
Born
Corwin Herman Hansch

(1918-10-06)October 6, 1918
Kenmare, North Dakota, US
DiedMay 8, 2011(2011-05-08) (aged 92)
Claremont, California, US
Alma materUniversity of Illinois
New York University
Known forHansch equation
QSAR
SpouseGloria J. Hansch (nee Tomasulo) (m.1945?–2011) (his death) (1 child)
AwardsTolman Award (1975)
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic Chemistry
InstitutionsPomona College
Manhattan Project
ThesisSyntheses of 3-substituted thianaphthenes (1944)
Doctoral advisorHarry Gustave Lindwall[1]

Corwin Herman Hansch (October 6, 1918 – May 8, 2011)[2] was a professor of chemistry at Pomona College in California. He became known as the 'father of computer-assisted molecule design.'[3]

  1. ^ Coats, Eugene; Seydel, Joachim; Leo, Albert (1988). "Corwin Hansch. The Pioneer of QSAR". Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships. 7 (3): 119–120. doi:10.1002/qsar.19880070302.
  2. ^ Maugh, Thomas H. [II] (May 31, 2011). "Corwin Hansch dies at 92; scientist whose advances led to new drugs and chemicals". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  3. ^ Weber, Jamie (2013). "Guide to the Corwin Hansch Collection" (PDF). Pomona College Archives. Claremont, CA 91711. p. 3. Retrieved 5 August 2016.