laureate in chemistry Benjamin List started his career as a protegé of Lerner. Lerner died on December 2, 2021, at the age of 83 in his home in La Jolla. References External links Richard Alan Lerner, Curriculum Vitae Richard Lerner named "Scientist of the Year" by The Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation The Scripps Research Institute 1938 births 2021 deaths Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences American chief executives 21st-century American chemists 20th-century American novelists American male novelists Jewish American scientists Jewish chemists Writers from Chicago Scripps Research faculty Wolf Prize in Chemistry laureates Stanford University School of Medicine alumni Northwestern University alumni People from Jupiter Island, Florida Novelists from Illinois 20th-century American male writers