
Karen Wetterhahn
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Gender | Female |
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Date of birth | October 16,1948 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Plattsburgh |
New York | |
United States | |
Died | Lyme |
New Hampshire | |
United States | |
Spouse | Leon Webb |
Known for | toxic metal |
Dimethylmercury | |
Other name | Karen Wetterhahn Jennette |
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ID | 3797989 |
Karen Wetterhahn Life story
Karen Elizabeth Wetterhahn, also known as Karen Wetterhahn Jennette, was an American professor of chemistry at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, who specialized in toxic metal exposure. She died of mercury poisoning at the age of 48 due to accidental exposure to the organic mercury compound dimethylmercury.