Henry Taube (1915- )

• chemist and Nobel laureate
• born in Neudorf, Saskatchewan
• research into inorganic metal complexes provided the theoretical basis for modern inorganic chemistry
• doctorate in chemistry from the University of California in 1940
• taught at the University of California, Cornell University, and the University of Chicago before going to Stanford University in 1961
• his studies clarified the electron-transfer mechanisms involved in inorganic reactions, including those that help to provide energy in living organisms
• awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in chemistry
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