Anton Burg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American chemist
Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1904
Place of Birth: Dallas City, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 18-Nov-2003
Profession: chemist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Anton Burg
- Anton Behme Burg (October 18, 1904 – November 18, 2003) was an American chairman of the University of Southern California chemistry department and an expert on boron. Burg joined USC in 1939 as an assistant professor.
- He built up USC's chemistry department, making it one of the best chemistry departments in the United States by the 1950s.
- Burg retired in 1974. During his time with Morris S.
- Kharasch at the University of Chicago, he worked with Herbert C.
- Brown, who won a Nobel Prize for his work following up on Burg's research.
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