Gilbert Stork
| Gilbert Stork | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 31, 1921 Brussels, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian, American |
| Institutions |
Harvard University Columbia University |
| Alma mater |
University of Florida B.S. 1942 University of Wisconsin–Madison Ph.D 1945 |
| Doctoral students | John E. McMurry |
| Notable awards |
NAS Award in Chemical Sciences (1982) National Medal of Science (1982) Wolf Prize (1996) The Ryoji Noyori Prize (2003) |
Gilbert Stork (born December 31, 1921, Brussels, Belgium) is a U.S. organic chemist. He is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at Columbia University. The Stork enamine alkylation is named in his honor.
University of Florida, B.S. 1942; University of Wisconsin–Madison, PhD 1945 with Samuel M. McElvain.
Professor Stork has received a number of awards and honors including the following:
Prof. Stork also holds honorary doctorates from Lawrence University, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the University of Paris, the University of Rochester, and Columbia University.
The inaugural Gilbert Stork Lecture was held in his honor in 2014 at his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Gilbert Stork named lecture series are also held at other institutions, including Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania, as a result of his endowments.
He has been fêted for his sense of humor and colorful personality by historian of chemistry Jeffrey I. Seeman who published a collection of "Storkisms".
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