Edward Anders

Who is this?

Edward Anders (June 21, 1926 – June 1, 2025) was a Latvian-born American chemist and professor of chemistry at the University of Chicago. His major areas of research included the origin and ages of meteorites, the existence of presolar grains in meteorites, the Solar System abundance of chemical elements, and mass extinctions in Earth history. In the 1970s, he was one of the 142 principal investigators who studied lunar samples brought back to Earth by the Apollo program. After retiring from scientific research in 1991, he became a prominent researcher, speaker and writer on issues related to the Holocaust in Latvia.

Career

1. 1926
   Born
2. 1974
   Won Leonard Medal
3. 1990
   Won V. M. Goldschmidt Award
4. 1991
   Won Gerard P. Kuiper Prize
5. 1995
   Won Harry H. Hess Medal
6. 2025
   Passed away
7. Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
8. Member of National Academy of Sciences
9. Won Guggenheim Fellowship

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Liepāja
• •Citizenship: United States
• •Known as: geochemist, chemist, university teacher