Ronald Breslow

Ronald Breslow
Born(1931-03-14)March 14, 1931
DiedOctober 25, 2017(2017-10-25) (aged 86)
New York City, US
Alma materHarvard University (BA, MA, PhD)
AwardsACS Award in Pure Chemistry (1966)
NAS Award in Chemical Sciences (1989)
National Medal of Science (1991)
Priestley Medal (1999)
Othmer Gold Medal (2006)
Perkin Medal[1] (2010)
AIC Gold Medal (2014)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsColumbia University
ThesisStudies on magnamycin (1956)
Doctoral advisorRobert Burns Woodward
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Ronald Charles David Breslow (March 14, 1931 – October 25, 2017) was an American chemist from Rahway, New Jersey. He was University Professor at Columbia University, where he was based in the Department of Chemistry and affiliated with the Departments of Biological Sciences and Pharmacology; he had also been on the faculty of its Department of Chemical Engineering. He had taught at Columbia since 1956 and was a former chair of the university's chemistry department.[2]

  1. ^ "SCI Perkin Medal". Science History Institute. May 31, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "RONALD BRESLOW Obituary (2017) – New York, NY – New York Times". Legacy.com.