John R. Johnson, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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chemist
Date of Birth: 09-Aug-1900
Date of Death: 25-May-1983
Profession: chemist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About John R. Johnson
- John Raven Johnson (August 9, 1900 – May 25, 1983) was an American chemist. Johnson was notable, among other things, for the discovery of the nearly quantitative oxidation of organoboranes to alcohols by alkaline hydrogen peroxide. Johnson was Todd Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Cornell University, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, chair of the Cornell Department of Chemistry.
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