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Herbert C. Brown
| Full Name of the recipient | Herbert C. Brown |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Chemistry |
| Year of Award | 1979 |
| Share in Award | 50.0% |
| Award Shared with | Georg Wittig (50.0%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for their development of the use of boron- and phosphorus-containing compounds, respectively, into important reagents in organic synthesis |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA |
| Place of Birth | London, United Kingdom GBR |
| Date of Birth | 22 May 1912 |
| Age at the time of Award | 66 years |
| Place of Death | Lafayette, IN, United States USA |
| Date of Death | 19 December 2004 |
