John Raven Johnson (August 9, 1900 – May 25, 1983) was an American chemist.^{[1] [2]}

Johnson was notable, among other things, for the discovery of the nearly quantitative oxidation of organoboranes to alcohols by alkaline hydrogen peroxide.^[2]

• Johnson was Todd Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Cornell University,^[1] a member of the National Academy of Sciences,^[2] chair of the Cornell Department of Chemistry.^[2]

• 1928 Laboratory Experiments in Organic Chemistry - "a widely used textbook"^[1]

• Johnson received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois in 1922.^[1][2]