As per our current Database, Richard Heck has been died on Oct 10, 2015 (age 84).
When Richard Heck die, Richard Heck was 84 years old.
| Popular As | Richard Heck |
| Occupation | Chemist |
| Age | 84 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Born | August 15, 1931 (Springfield, MA) |
| Birthday | August 15 |
| Town/City | Springfield, MA |
| Nationality | MA |
Richard Heck’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Richard Heck was born in the Year of the Goat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.
American Chemist who is best known for the discovery and development of the Heck reaction. He helped develop the mechanism of alkene hydroformylation, which is used to produce about 15 billion pounds of alcohols and aldehydes annually.
He earned his Doctor of philosophy from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1954, after receiving his bachelor's degree there two years before.
He won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2010 for his work in palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions in organic synthesis.
He retired in the Philippines.
He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry two years before Brian Kobilka did.
