Joseph H. Burckhalter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph H. Burckhalter

organic chemist

Date of Birth: 09-Oct-1912

Place of Birth: Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 09-May-2004

Profession: chemist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Joseph H.
Burckhalter (October 9, 1912 – May 9, 2004) was a chemist who worked in the field of isothiocyanate compounds.
In 1995 he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Burckhalter is also a member of the Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame.Mr.
Burckhalter earned a B.S.
in chemistry from the University of South Carolina in 1934 and an M.S.
in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois, Urbana, in 1938.
In 1942, he received his doctorate in medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, where he had been a graduate student of Frederick Blicke.