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George I Fujimoto

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Residence
  
San Diego, CA

Role
  
Chemist

Name
  
George Fujimoto

Nationality
  
American


Born
  
July 1, 1920 (age 103) Seattle, WA (
1920-07-01
)

Institutions
  
Harvard University, University of Utah School of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, California Institute of Technology

Alma mater
  
Harvard University, University of Michigan

Known for
  
Fujimoto-Belleau reaction

Education
  
University of Michigan, Harvard University

Doctoral advisor
  
Werner Emmanuel Bachmann

George I. Fujimoto (born July 1, 1920) is an American chemist of Japanese descent. During his studies at Harvard his family was imprisoned in an American internment camp Minidoka in Idaho. He discovered the Fujimoto-Belleau reaction, which is named after him and Bernard Belleau.

References

George I. Fujimoto Wikipedia