Herbert C. Brown

Herbert Charles Brown (May 22, 1912 – December 19, 2004) was a chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1979 (along with Georg Wittig) for his work with organoboranes.

External links

• Brown's autobiography at NobelPrize.org (from Les Prix Nobel, 1979)
• Article by Brown about the Nobel Prize (first published in The Scientist on November 16, 1987; subscription required)
• Brown's obituary in Chemical & Engineering News
• Brown's obituary in USA Today