John R. Johnson
John Raven Johnson (August 9, 1900 – May 25, 1983) was an American chemist. Johnson was notable, among other things, for the discovery of the nearly quantitative oxidation of organoboranes to alcohols by alkaline hydrogen peroxide. Johnson was Todd Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Cornell University, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, chair of the Cornell Department of Chemistry. Life and career. Johnson received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois in 1922.