Background
Seyferth, Dietmar was born on January 11, 1929 in Chemnitz, Germany. Son of Herbert C. and Elisabeth (Schuchardt) Seyferth. came to the United States, 1933.
Seyferth, Dietmar was born on January 11, 1929 in Chemnitz, Germany. Son of Herbert C. and Elisabeth (Schuchardt) Seyferth. came to the United States, 1933.
Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude, U. Buffalo, 1951; Master of Arts, University Buffalo, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1955; Doctor honoris causa, U. Aix-Marseille, 1979; Doctor honoris causa, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France, 1992.
He has published widely on topics in organometallic chemistry and is the founding editor of the journal Organometallics. Seyferth was born in 1929 Chemnitz, Germany and received his college education at the University of Buffalo. His Doctor of Philosophy thesis dealt with main group chemistry under the mentorship of Eugene G. Rochow at Harvard.
He spent his entire academic career at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, focusing initially on organophosphorus and organomercury chemistry.
He also contributed to organocobalt chemistry and organoiron chemistry, e.g. the popularization of Fe2S2(Colorado)6. He has been widely recognized, notably with the American College of Surgeons Award in Organometallic Chemistry and election to the United States. National Academy of Sciences.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Chemists, Institute Materials, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Chemical Society (Frederic Stanley Kipping award in organosilicon chemistry 1972, distinguished service award advancement inorganic chemistry 1981, award in organometallic chemistry, 1996), Materials Research.Soc., American Ceramic Society, Royal Society Chemistry, Gesellschaft DeutscherChemiker, German Academy Scientists-Leopoldina, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Helena A. McCoy, Aug.25, 1956. Children— Eric Steven, Karl Dietmar, Elisabeth Mary.