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Archival as AuthorPublished as SubjectHerbert A. Hauptman
Dates
February 14, 1917 – October 23, 2011
Authorized Form of Name
Hauptman, Herbert A. (Herbert Aaron), 1917-2011
Additional Forms of Names
Hauptman, Herbert A.
Biography
Abstract
Herbert A. Hauptman was a physical and structural chemist at the Medical Foundation of Buffalo. He shared the 1985 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Jerome Karle "for their outstanding achievements in the development of direct methods for the determination of crystal structures."
Important Dates
February 14, 1917Birth, New York (N.Y.).
1935Awarded Belden Prize.
1937Obtained BSc in Mathematics, City College New York, New York (N.Y.).
1939Obtained Masters in Mathematics, Columbia University, New York (N.Y.).
1947 – 1955Physicist-Mathematician, United States Naval Research Laboratory, Washington (D.C.).
1953Wrote Solution of the Phase Problem I. The Centrosymmetric Crystal.
1955Obtained PhD in Mathematics, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park (Md.).
1959Awarded RESA Award in Pure Science.
1970 – 2011Professor of Chemistry (1970-1985); Researcher (1970-1972); and Research Director Crystallographic Group (1972), Hauptman Woodward Medical Research Institute Inc, Buffalo (N.Y.).
1984Awarded Patterson Award with Jerome Karle.
1985Awarded Honorary DSc, University of Maryland.
1985Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Jerome Karle "for their outstanding achievements in the development of direct methods for the determination of crystal structures".
1986Awarded Gold Plate Award, American Academy of Achievement.
1986Awarded Honorary Doctor of Science degree, City College of New York (CCNY), New York (N.Y.).
1986Awarded Schoellkopf Award, American Chemical Society.
1986Awarded Townsend Harris Medal.
1986Awarded Medal, Jewish Academy of Arts and Sciences.
1986Awarded National Library of Medicine Medal.
1986Awarded Western New York Man of the Year Award.
1986Awarded Norton Medal.
1986Inducted into Nobel Hall of Science.
1987Member, Jewish Academy of Arts and Sciences.
1987Awarded Cooke Award, University of New York Buffalo.
1988Member, National Academy of Sciences.
1989Awarded Honorary Doctorate in Chemistry, University of Parma.
1989Awarded Honorary Doctor of Science degree, D’Youville College.
1990Awarded Honorary Doctor of Science Degree, Columbia University.
1991Awarded Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Theoretical Physics, University of New South Wales.
October 23, 2011Death, Buffalo (N.Y.).
Occupation
Physical and structural chemist.
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Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
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Relationships
People
Family
Hauptman, Edith Citrynell
Wife.
Hauptman, Israel
Father.
Hauptman, Leah Rosenfeld
Mother.
Advisors & Collaborators
Shared 1985 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for their outstanding achievements in the development of direct methods for the determination of crystal structures."
Institutions
Major Positions
Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.)
Physicist-Mathematician.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
American Chemical Society
Awarded 1986 Schoellkopf Award.
City University of New York. City College
Awarded 1986 Honorary Doctor of Science degree.
College of the City of New York (1926-1961). City College
Obtained BSc in Mathematics (1937).
Columbia University. Department of Physics
Obtained Masters in Mathematics (1939). Awarded Honorary Doctor of Science degree (1990).
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
State University of New York at Buffalo
Awarded 1987 Cooke Award.
Università di Parma
Awarded Honorary Doctorate in Chemistry.
University of Maryland, College Park. Department of Mathematics
Obtained PhD in Mathematics (1955). Awarded Honorary DSc (1985).
University of New South Wales
Awarded 1991 Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Theoretical Physics.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Herbert A. Hauptman papers, 1915-2014.
University Archives
State University of New York at Buffalo
420 Capen Hall, Amherst Campus, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA