Charles J. Pedersen

Charles John Pedersen (October 3, 1904  – October 26, 1989) was an American chemist. He received the 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry together with Donald James Cram and Jean-Marie Lehn. He specialized in organic chemistry.

Pedersen had a Norwegian father and a Japanese mother. He was born in Busan, Korea and died in Salem, New Jersey.

 References 

 Charles J. Pedersen's Family Website
 The Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan. Page 41. 1987

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