Daniel S. Kemp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Daniel S. Kemp

American chemist

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1936

Place of Birth: Portland, Oregon, United States

Profession: author, chemist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Daniel Schaeffer Kemp (born October 20, 1936) is an American organic chemist.
Kemp has focused on peptide synthesis and conformation, developing chemical ligation strategies, templated helices and sheets, and useful tools (Kemp's triacid and the Kemp elimination).
He is an emeritus professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is also widely known for being the author of a widely used organic chemistry textbook.