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(1875-10-23)October 23, 1875 Weymouth, Massachusetts Berkeley,
California Nationality American Fields Physical chemist Doctoral
advisor Theodore William Richards Doctoral students Michael
Kasha Harold Urey Glenn T. Seaborg Known for Covalent bond Lewis
dot structures Valence bond theory Electronic theory of acids
and bases Chemical thermodynamics Heavy water Named photon
Explained phosphorescence Influences Irving Langmuir Merle
Randall Notable awards Fellow of the Royal Society[1]  Gilbert
Newton Lewis ForMemRS[1] (October 23, 1875 – March 23, 1946)[2]
was an American physical chemist known for the discovery of the
covalent bond and his concept of electron pairs; his Lewis dot
structures and other contributions to valence bond theory have
shaped modern theories of chemical bonding. Lewis has
successfully contributed to thermodynamics, photochem