Linus Pauling
Linus Pauling in 1954
Born	(1901-02-28)28 February 1901 Portland, Oregon, USA
Died	19 August 1994(1994-08-19) (aged 93) Big Sur, California, USA
Nationality	United States
Alma mater	Oregon Agricultural College Caltech
Known for	Elucidating the nature of chemical bonds and the structures of molecules Advocating nuclear disarmament
Awards	Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1954) Nobel Peace Prize (1962)
Scientific career
Fields	Quantum chemistry Biochemistry
Institutions	Caltech, UCSD, Stanford
Other academic advisors	Arnold Sommerfeld Erwin Schrödinger Niels Bohr
Doctoral students	Jerry Donohue Martin Karplus Matthew Meselson Edgar Bright Wilson William Lipscomb

Linus Carl Pauling (February 28, 1901 – August 19, 1994) was an American scientist, peace activist, author and educator. He was one of the most important chemists in history.

Pauling was one of the first scientists to work in quantum chemistry, molecular biology and orthomolecular medicine. He is one of a small group of people to have been given more than one Nobel Prize. He is one of only two people to receive them in different fields (the other person was Marie Curie) and the only person in that group to have been awarded each of his prizes without having to share it with another winner.