Gerhart Friedlander, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gerhart Friedlander

American nuclear chemist

Date of Birth: 28-Jul-1916

Place of Birth: Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 06-Sep-2009

Profession: chemist

Nationality: United States, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Gerhart Friedlander (born Friedländer: July 28, 1916 – September 6, 2009) was a nuclear chemist who worked on the Manhattan Project. Friedlander was born in Munich, and fled Nazi Germany for the United States in 1936.
After emigrating, he studied at the University of California, Berkeley, earning a PhD. He spent the bulk of his career at Brookhaven National Laboratory, where he served as head of the chemistry department.
He conducted fundamental research into the mechanics of nuclear reactions, developing models that remained in use at the time of his death.
He also co-authored a popular textbook on nuclear chemistry. While at Berkeley, Friedlander worked with Glenn Seaborg on the discovery of Seaborgium.