Nationality American Academic advisor Arthur C. Cope Died April 26, 1997 | Name Howard Simmons, | |
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Education Massachusetts Institute of Technology Notable awards Priestley Medal (1994), National Medal of Science (1992), Charles Goodyear Medal (1952) |
Howard Ensign Simmons Jr. (June 17, 1929 – April 26, 1997) was an American chemist who discovered the Simmons–Smith reaction.
Biography
He was born on June 17, 1929. In 1952, Simmons received the Charles Goodyear Medal.

In 1976, Simmons served as Chair of the Organic division of the American Chemical Society.
He died on April 26, 1997.
References
Howard Ensign Simmons Jr. Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA