Amos B. Smith III | |
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| Born | August 26, 1944 Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 3, 2025 (aged 80) |
| Alma mater | The Rockefeller University |
| Known for | Total synthesis of natural products |
| Awards | Perkin Prize for Organic Chemistry Paul G. Gassman Distinguished Service Award Ernest Guenther Award (1993) William H. Nichols Medal (2014) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, materials chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania/Monell Chemical Senses Center |
| Thesis | The solution photochemistry of simple cyclopentenones (1972) |
| Doctoral advisor | William C. Agosta |
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Amos Brittain Smith III (August 26, 1944 – February 3, 2025) was an American chemist and academic who was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.