Henry Eyring (chemist)

Henry Eyring
Henry Eyring in 1951
Born	(1901-02-20)February 20, 1901 Colonia Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Died	December 26, 1981(1981-12-26) (aged 80) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Arizona University of California, Berkeley
Known for	Transition state theory
Spouse(s)	Mildred Bennion; Winifred Brennan
Children	3, including Henry B. Eyring
Awards	Wolf Prize in Chemistry (1980) Priestley Medal (1975) Elliott Cresson Medal (1969) Irving Langmuir Award (1968) National Medal of Science (1966) Peter Debye Award (1964) William H. Nichols Medal (1951) Newcomb Cleveland Prize (1932)
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	Princeton University University of Utah
Doctoral students	Keith J. Laidler J O Hirschfelder Walter Kauzmann John Calvin Giddings
Other notable students	John L. Magee

Henry Eyring (February 20, 1901 – December 26, 1981) was a Mexico-born United States theoretical chemist whose primary contribution was in the study of chemical reaction rates and intermediates. Eyring developed the Absolute Rate Theory or Transition state theory of chemical reactions, connecting the fields of chemistry and physics through atomic theory, quantum theory, and statistical mechanics.^[1]