Ernest Grunwald (November 2, 1923 – March 28, 2002) was a German-born American physical organic chemist, a member of the

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, the chair of the chemistry department at

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. He was also noted for his 1997 textbook ''Thermodynamics of Molecular Species''. Awarded the

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in 1959.

Career and life

Grunwald graduated from the

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in 1944 with a B.S. in chemistry and B.A. in physics in 1944. He received his doctorate in 1947. In 1965, he became the chairman of the chemistry department at

. Grunwald retired in 1989.

References

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