Harold Scheraga

Harold Scheraga (October 18, 1921 – August 1, 2020) was an American biophysicist. He was the George W. and Grace L. Todd Professor Emeritus in the chemistry department at Cornell University. He was a key person in protein biophysics and in the study of protein solvation and the hydrophobic effect as it relates to protein folding.[1] He was born in New York City.

Scheraga died on August 1, 2020 in Ithaca, New York at the age of 98.[2]

References

  1. Wales, D. J.; Scheraga, Harold A. (1999). "Global Optimization of Clusters, Crystals, and Biomolecules". Science. 285 (5432): 1368–1372. doi:10.1126/science.285.5432.1368. PMID 10464088.
  2. "Harold A. Scheraga of Ithaca, New York | 1921 - 2020 | Obituary". legacy.com. Retrieved 2 August 2020.