Moses Gomberg

Moses Gomberg
Moses Gomberg, the father of radical chemistry
Born(1866-02-08)February 8, 1866
Yelizavetgrad, Russian Empire [now Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine]
DiedFebruary 12, 1947(1947-02-12) (aged 81)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Alma materUniversity of Michigan B.S., 1890, M.S., 1892, Ph.D., 1894
Known forRadical chemistry
AwardsWilliam H. Nichols Medal (1914)
Willard Gibbs Award (1925)
Chandler Medal (1927)
Scientific career
Fieldschemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan
Doctoral advisorA. B. Prescott

Moses Gomberg (February 8, 1866 – February 12, 1947) was a chemistry professor at the University of Michigan. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, and served as president of the American Chemical Society.

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