Wendell Mitchell Latimer

Wendell Mitchell Latimer (April 22, 1893 July 6, 1955) was an American chemist known for the discovery of tritium and his description of oxidation states in the book "The Oxidation States of the Elements and Their Potentials in Aqueous Solution".

Wendell Mitchell Latimer
Born(1893-04-22)April 22, 1893
DiedJuly 6, 1955(1955-07-06) (aged 62)
Alma materUniversity of Kansas (B.A., 1915)
University of California, Berkeley (PhD, 1919)
Known forLatimer diagram
Awardsmember, National Academy of Sciences
William H. Nichols Medal (1955)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
ThesisEntropy Changes at Low Temperatures. Formic Acid and Urea (1919)
Doctoral advisorGeorge Ernest Gibson
Other academic advisorsH. P. Cady
Doctoral studentsKenneth Pitzer
Other notable studentsWillard F. Libby

He received his Ph.D from the University of California, Berkeley for the work with George Ernest Gibson.

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