Corwin Hansch | |
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| Born | Corwin Herman Hansch October 6, 1918 |
| Died | May 8, 2011 (aged 92) |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois New York University |
| Known for | Hansch equation QSAR |
| Spouse | Gloria J. Hansch (nee Tomasulo) (m.1945?–2011) (his death) (1 child) |
| Awards | Tolman Award (1975) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic Chemistry |
| Institutions | Pomona College Manhattan Project |
| Thesis | Syntheses of 3-substituted thianaphthenes (1944) |
| Doctoral advisor | Harry Gustave Lindwall[1] |
Corwin Herman Hansch (October 6, 1918 – May 8, 2011)[2] was a professor of chemistry at Pomona College in California. He became known as the 'father of computer-assisted molecule design.'[3]
- ^ Coats, Eugene; Seydel, Joachim; Leo, Albert (1988). "Corwin Hansch. The Pioneer of QSAR". Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships. 7 (3): 119–120. doi:10.1002/qsar.19880070302.
- ^ Maugh, Thomas H. [II] (May 31, 2011). "Corwin Hansch dies at 92; scientist whose advances led to new drugs and chemicals". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ Weber, Jamie (2013). "Guide to the Corwin Hansch Collection" (PDF). Pomona College Archives. Claremont, CA 91711. p. 3. Retrieved 5 August 2016.