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John Ulric Nef

American chemist
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Born:
June 14, 1862, Herisau, Switz.
Died:
Aug. 13, 1915, Carmel, Calif., U.S. (aged 53)
Subjects Of Study:
carbon
valence
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John Ulric Nef (born June 14, 1862, Herisau, Switz.—died Aug. 13, 1915, Carmel, Calif., U.S.) was an American chemist whose studies demonstrated that carbon can have a valence (i.e., affinity for electrons) of two as well as a valence of four, thus greatly advancing the understanding of theoretical organic chemistry. Brought to the United States by his father, Nef studied at Harvard University (A.B., 1884) and at the University of Munich (Ph.D., 1886), where he was a student of Alfred von Baeyer. After working a year in Baeyer’s laboratory, Nef taught at Purdue University from 1887 to 1889 and at ...(100 of 213 words)

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