| F. Albert Cotton AKA Frank Abbott Cotton Born: 9-Apr-1930
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
Died: 20-Feb-2007
Location of death: College Station, TX
Cause of death: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Chemist Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Metal-metal bonds American chemist F. Albert Cotton studied under Nobel laureate Geoffrey Wilkinson, and conducted important research into metal-metal-bonding. He found numerous compounds containing metal atom clusters with single bonds, and discovered the existence of double, triple and quadruple metal-metal bonds. He also studied single crystal X-ray diffraction, and with Wilkinson he co-authored three widely-used chemistry texts. Cotton was perhaps better known in his latter years for his outspoken dismissal of "cold fusion" theory. Though called "Al" by friends and colleagues, his middle name was actually Abbott. Wife: Diane Dornacher Cotton ("Dee", m. 1959, two daughters)
Daughter: Jennifer Cotton
Daughter: Jane Cotton
University: Drexel University (attended)
University: BA Chemistry, Temple University (1951)
University: PhD Chemistry, Harvard University (1955)
Teacher: Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1955-61)
Professor: Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1961-72)
Professor: Chemistry, Texas A&M University (1972-2007)
Priestley Medal 1998
Wolf Prize in Chemistry 2000
National Medal of Science 1982
King Faisal International Prize in Science 1990
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Chemical Society
American Philosophical Society
National Academy of Sciences
Author of books:
Basic Inorganic Chemistry (1955, textbook, with Geoffrey Wilkinson)
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (1962, textbook, with Geoffrey Wilkinson)
Chemistry: An Investigative Approach (1970, textbook, with Geoffrey Wilkinson)
Chemical Applications of Group Theory (1971)
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