Keith J. Laidler
Keith J. Laidler | |
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| Born | January 3, 1916 Liverpool, England |
| Died | August 26, 2003 (aged 87) Ottawa, Canada |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford Princeton University |
| Known for | Chemical kinetics |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical chemist |
| Institutions | Catholic University of America University of Ottawa |
| Thesis | The Kinetics of Reactions in Condensed and Heterogeneous Systems (1940) |
| Doctoral advisor | Henry Eyring |
| Other academic advisors | Cyril Norman Hinshelwood |
| Doctoral students | Joseph Weber |
Keith James Laidler (January 3, 1916 – August 26, 2003), born in England, was notable as a pioneer in chemical kinetics and authority on the physical chemistry of enzymes.