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Also Known As Charles John Pedersen
Born October 3, 1904 • Busan • South Korea
Died October 26, 1989 (aged 85) • Salem • New Jersey
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1987)
Subjects Of Study chemical synthesis • crown ether
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