George Kauffman Explained

George Kauffman
Birth Name:George Bernard Kauffman
Birth Date:September 4, 1930
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Fresno, California, U.S.
Field:Chemistry
Work Institutions:California State University, Fresno
Alma Mater:University of Florida
University of Pennsylvania
Prizes:Guggenheim Fellow
Dexter Award

George Bernard Kauffman (September 4, 1930  - May 2, 2020) was an American chemist.

Life

Kauffman was born in Philadelphia, the son of Laura (Fisher) and Joseph Philip Kauffman.[1] He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and Ph.D. from the University of Florida. Kauffman was a professor of chemistry at California State University, Fresno. He wrote 17 books and over 2,000 articles.

In 1978, George B. Kauffman received the Dexter Award for Outstanding Achievement in the History of Chemistry from the American Chemical Society.[2] He was a Guggenheim Fellow.[3]

Kauffman wrote a series of articles with Foil A. Miller about chemistry on stamps.[4] [5] [6] [7]

Kauffman died on May 2, 2020, at his home in Fresno, California at the age of 89.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Who's who in the West. 2004. 9780837909356.
  2. Web site: Dexter Award for Outstanding Achievement in the History of Chemistry. Division of the History of Chemistry. American Chemical Society. 30 April 2015.
  3. Web site: George B. Kauffman (1930–. California State University. 2007-08-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20100612200018/http://www.scs.uiuc.edu/~mainzv/HIST/awards/Dexter%20Papers/KauffmanDexterBioJJB.pdf. 2010-06-12. dead.
  4. Miller. Foil A.. Kauffman. George B.. Alfred Nobel and Philately: The Man, His Work, and His Prizes. Journal of Chemical Education. October 1988. 65. 10. 843-846. 10.1021/ed065p843.
  5. Miller. Foil A.. Kauffman. George B.. Nobel Laureates in Chemistry - A Philatelic Survey. Part I. 1901-1910. Journal of Chemical Education. June 1990. 67. 6. 451-456. 10.1021/ed067p451.
  6. Miller. Foil A.. Kauffman. George B.. Nobel Laureates in Chemistry - A Philatelic Survey. Part II. 1911-1934. Journal of Chemical Education. July 1990. 67. 7. 569-574. 10.1021/ed067p569.
  7. Miller. Foil A.. Kauffman. George B.. Nobel Laureates in Chemistry - A Philatelic Survey. Part III. 1935-1988. Journal of Chemical Education. September 1990. 67. 9. 774-781. 10.1021/ed067p774.
  8. Web site: George Bernard Kauffman, Obituary. Lisle Funeral Home. en.