Howard Ensign Simmons Jr. Explained

Howard Ensign Simmons Jr.
Birth Date:	17 June 1929
Birth Place:	Norfolk, Virginia United States
Work Institution:	DuPont Central Research
Alma Mater:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Prizes:	Priestley Medal (1994) National Medal of Science (1992) Charles Goodyear Medal (1952)

Howard Ensign Simmons Jr. (June 17, 1929  - April 26, 1997) was an American chemist with DuPont who discovered the Simmons–Smith reaction.

Biography

He was born on June 17, 1929. In 1952, Simmons received the Charles Goodyear Medal.

In 1976, Simmons served as chair of the organic division of the American Chemical Society.^[1] He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,^[2] the National Academy of Sciences,^[3] and the American Philosophical Society.^[4]

He died on April 26, 1997.

References

• Web site: Howard Ensign Simmons Jr. 1929-1997 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070807213835/http://www.chemistry.msu.edu/Portraits/PortraitsHH_Detail.asp?HH_LName=Simmons . 2007-08-07.
• Howard Ensign Simmons Jr. (17 June 1929 - 26 April 1997) . Edward G. Jefferson . Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society . 143 . 4 . 718 - 726 . 1999 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070816142225/http://www.aps-pub.com/proceedings/1434/Simmons.pdf . 16 August 2007.

External links

• John D. Roberts and John W. Collette, "Howard Ensign Simmons, Jr.", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences (1999)

Notes and References

1. https://www.organicdivision.org/history/ ACS Organic Division History.
2. Web site: Howard Ensign Simmons. 2022-02-10. American Academy of Arts & Sciences. en.
3. Web site: H. E. Simmons, cons_suffix. 2022-02-10. www.nasonline.org.
4. Web site: APS Member History. 2022-02-10. search.amphilsoc.org.