Daniel Swern

{{Short description|American chemist}}

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|name = Daniel Swern

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|caption = Daniel Swern

|birth_date = {{birth date|1916|1|21}}

|birth_place = New York City, United States

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|death_date = {{death date and age|1982|12|5|1916|1|21}}

|death_place = Philadelphia, United States

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|work_institution = Temple University

|alma_mater = University of Maryland

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|known_for = Swern oxidation

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}}Daniel Swern (January 21, 1916 – December 5, 1982) was an American chemist who discovered the Swern oxidation.

References

  • {{cite journal

| title = After deadline

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| journal = Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

| volume = 60

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| pages = 5

| year = 1983

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| doi = 10.1007/BF02540885| s2cid = 189779629

}}

  • {{cite web | title = Daniel Swern, 66, Researcher Who Developed New Plastics | work = New York Times | date = December 8, 1982 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/08/obituaries/daniel-swern-66-researcher-who-developed-new-plastics.html}}

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Category:1916 births

Category:1982 deaths

Category:20th-century American chemists

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