Glenn Seaborg

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gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
gptkbp:birthDate 1912-04-19
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Ishpeming,_Michigan,_USA
gptkbp:chancellor gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:children gptkb:David_Seaborg
gptkb:Eric_Seaborg
gptkbp:deathDate 1999-02-25
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Lafayette,_California,_USA
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:americium
gptkb:berkelium
gptkb:californium
gptkb:curium
gptkb:einsteinium
gptkb:mendelevium
gptkb:nobelium
gptkb:seaborgium
fermium
plutonium
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Gilbert_N._Lewis
gptkbp:ethnicity Swedish-American
gptkbp:field chemistry
nuclear chemistry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Glenn Seaborg
gptkbp:knownFor actinide concept
co-discovery of plutonium
co-discovery of several transuranium elements
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:seaborgium
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:NobelPrizeSharedWith gptkb:Edwin_McMillan
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
1951
discoveries in the chemistry of the transuranium elements
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:professor
chemist
nuclear chemist
gptkbp:president gptkb:American_Chemical_Society
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:A_Chemist_in_the_White_House
gptkb:The_Transuranium_Elements
over 500 scientific papers
gptkbp:religion Lutheran
gptkbp:servedAs Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission
gptkbp:servedUnder Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon
gptkbp:signature Glenn T. Seaborg signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Helen_L._Seaborg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Manhattan_Engineer_District
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3