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Klaus Biemann

Klaus Biemann
Klaus Biemann NAS.jpg
Born (1926-11-02)November 2, 1926
Innsbruck, Austria
Died June 2, 2016(2016-06-02) (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."


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