Klaus Biemann | |
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Born |
Innsbruck, Austria |
November 2, 1926
Died | June 2, 2016 | (aged 89)
Fields | Mass spectrometry |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Alma mater |
University of Innsbruck Ph.D. Organic Chemistry 1951 |
Doctoral students | John M. Hayes |
Known for | Mars Viking mass spectrometer |
Notable awards |
Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry (2007) NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (1977)) |
Klaus Biemann (November 2, 1926 – June 2, 2016) was a professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His work centered on structural analysis in organic and biochemistry. He has been called the "father of organic mass spectrometry."