Philip Coppens (chemist)
Philip Coppens | |
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Signed portrait, 1978 | |
| Born | October 24, 1930 Amersfoort, the Netherlands |
| Died | June 21, 2017 (aged 86) |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
| Occupation(s) | Chemist and crystallographer |
| Known for | Charge density analysis |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Brookhaven National Laboratory University at Buffalo |
| Doctoral advisor | Carolina MacGillavry |
| Other academic advisors | Gerhard Schmidt |
Philip Coppens (October 24, 1930 – June 21, 2017) was a Dutch-born American chemist and crystallographer known for his work on charge density analysis using X-rays crystallography and the pioneering work in the field of photocrystallography.