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Walter Abraham Jacobs

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Walter A. Jacobs
Born(1883-12-24)December 24, 1883
New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 12, 1967(1967-07-12) (aged 83)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Berlin 1907
Known forGould-Jacobs reaction
Scientific career
Doctoral advisorHermann Emil Fischer

Walter Abraham Jacobs (December 24, 1883 – July 12, 1967) was an American chemist who discovered the Gould-Jacobs reaction. Much of his career was spent at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, New York City.[1]

Further reading

  • Robert Elderfield (1980). "Walter A. Jacobs". Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Science. 51.

References

  1. ^ Elderfield, Robert C. (1980). "Walter Abraham Jacobs 1883—1967 A Biographical Memoir" (PDF). NAS Online. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 January 2015.