Anton Burg

Anton Burg
Born	October 18, 1904(1904-10-18) Dallas City USA
Died	November 18, 2003(2003-11-18) (aged 99) Los Angeles USA
Nationality	USA
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	University of Southern California
Alma mater	University of Chicago
Known for	Organoboranes

Anton Behme Burg (October 18, 1904 – November 18, 2003) was the founder of the University of Southern California chemistry department and an expert on boron.

Burg joined USC in 1939 as an assistant professor. He built up USC's chemistry department, making it one of the best chemistry departments in the United States by the 1950s. Burg retired in 1974.

During his time with Morris S. Kharasch at the University of Chicago, he worked with Herbert C. Brown, who won a Nobel Prize for his work following up on Burg's research.

References

Anton Burg, 99; Took USC chemistry from ‘alchemy’ to excellence. USC College Magazine. http://college.usc.edu/college_magazine/february_2004/anton_burg.html.

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Name	Burg
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Date of birth	October 18, 1904
Place of birth	Dallas City USA
Date of death	November 18, 2003
Place of death	Los Angeles USA