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John A. Osborn - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About John A. Osborn
- John A.
- Osborn (1939-2001) was an inorganic chemist who made many contributions to organometallic chemistry.
- Obsorn received his PhD under the mentorship of Geoffrey Wilkinson.
- During that degree Osborn contributed to the development of Wilkinson's catalyst.
- His thesis studies ranged widely.In 1967, he took a faculty position at Harvard University.
- At Harvard, he supervised the PhD theses of Richard Schrock, John Shapley, and Jay Labinger.
- During this time, the chemistry of [M(diene)(PR3)2]+ was advanced (M = Rh, Ir), laying the foundation for many subsequent developments.
- In 1975, Osborn took a faculty position at the University of Louis Pasteur, where he further broadened his research.
