What is 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]].<ref name=Wales1999>{{cite journal|last1=Wales|first1=D. J.|last2=Scheraga|first2=Harold A. |author-link2=Harold Scheraga|title=Global Optimization of Clusters, Crystals, and Biomolecules|journal=[[Science (journal)|Science]]|volume=285|issue=5432|year=1999|pages=1368–1372|doi=10.1126/science.285.5432.1368|pmid=10464088|author-link1=David J. Wales}}</ref> He was born in [[New York City]]. Scheraga died on August 1, 2020 in [[Ithaca, New York]] at the age of 98.<ref>{{cite web |title=Harold A. Scheraga of Ithaca, New York {{!}} 1921 - 2020 {{!}} Obituary |url=https://www.bangsfuneralhome.com/obituary/harold-scheraga |publisher=legacy.com |access-date=2 August 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Scheraga, Harold}} [[Category:1921 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:American biologists]] [[Category:American physicists]] [[Category:Educators from New York City]] [[Category:Scientists from New York City]] {{US-bio-stub}}