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Theodore William Richards

1868 to 1928 6 documented presences 6 places

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Theodore William Richards (January 31, 1868 – April 2, 1928) was an American physical chemist and the first American scientist to receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, earning the award "in recognition of his exact determinations of the atomic weights of a large number of the chemical elements."Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Theodore William Richards was documented, and when

1878year
Englandattested “Beginning in 1878, the Richards family spent two years in Europe, largely in England, where Theodore Richards' scientific interests grew stronger.” source: Wikipedia: Theodore William Richards
1883 to 1885period
Haverford Collegeattested “After the family's return to the United States, he entered Haverford College, Pennsylvania in 1883 at the age of 14, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in 1885.” source: Wikipedia: Theodore William Richards
1883 to 1885period
United Statesattested “After the family's return to the United States, he entered Haverford College, Pennsylvania in 1883 at the age of 14, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in 1885.” source: Wikipedia: Theodore William Richards
1886year
Harvard Universityattested “He then enrolled at Harvard University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1886, as further preparation for graduate studies.” source: Wikipedia: Theodore William Richards
1901year
Harvardattested “Richards returned to Harvard as an assistant in chemistry, then instructor, assistant professor, and finally full professor in 1901.” source: Wikipedia: Theodore William Richards
2 April 1928exact date
Cambridge, Massachusettsattested “He died at Cambridge, Massachusetts, on April 2, 1928, at the age of 60.” source: Wikipedia: Theodore William Richards

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Places Theodore William Richards is documented in

Cambridge, Massachusetts1 presence · 1928England1 presence · 1878Harvard1 presence · 1901Harvard University1 presence · 1886United States1 presence · 1883
Haverford College1 presence · 1883

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1889year
Harvardmentioned “On returning to Harvard in 1889, this was his first line of research, continuing up to his death.” source: Wikipedia: Theodore William Richards
1903year
Harvardmentioned “In 1903 he became chairman of the department of chemistry at Harvard, and in 1912 he was appointed Erving Professor of Chemistry and director of the new Wolcott Gibbs Memorial Laboratory.” source: Wikipedia: Theodore William Richards

Documented at the same place, the same year

Ananda MahidolHarvard University · 1928Princess Beatrice of the United KingdomEngland · 1878Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and GothaEngland · 1878H. Rider HaggardEngland · 1878John TyndallEngland · 1878James DewarEngland · 1878

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