James (JLM) Smithson
Chemist aka JLM Smithson, geologist, mineralogist, publisher for the Royal Society and namesake founder of the Smithsonian museums (or Smithsonian Institution) with a gift of 100,000 gold sovereigns (about $5 each) to the Philadelphia mint in a charitable trust, which is now the largest of all educational museums in the world
local advertisementsAlbert Szent-Györgyi
Biochemist, pioneer in plant juices delaying oxidation prevent scurvy, discovery of ascorbic acid, isolated in 1928 for the discovery of vitamin C in citrus fruits in 1932, Nobel Prize winner for medicine in 1937
Carl C. Pfeiffer, M.D., Ph.D.
Biochemist, physician, neurobiology researcher of schizophrenia, allergies
Chaim A. Weizmann
1st President of Israel from 1949-1952, president of the Worl
1874-1952 (78)
Charles M. Lieber
Harvard professor, nanochemist, nanosciences, nanotechnology specialist, founder of Nanosys, leader of the Lieber Research Group, found guilty and convicted of bribery from Chinese nationals
chemistry.harvard.edu
Emil Fischer
Chemist, pioneer of the Fischer esterification, Fischer projection
1852-1919 (67)
nobelprize.org
Ernest Solvay
industrial chemist, inventor of the ammonia-soda process (sodium carbonate) for glass and soaps, House of Solvay
1838-1922 (84)
britannica.com
Feng Zhang living
Biochemist, neuroscience, microbiologist, working on CRISPR genome editing tools, optogenetics, genome engineering, molecular diagnostics
1981- (44)
mcgovern.mit.edu
F.G. Hopkins
Biochemist, inventor, discovered vitamins in particular Vitamin D
Har Gobind Khorana
Biochemist, microbiologist, genomics, Interpretation of the genetic code
1922-2011 (89)
Irwin Stone, Ph.D.
Biochemist, hypoascorbemia, megadoses of Vitamin C ascorbate
Dr. Jennifer Doudna living
Biochemist, co-inventor known for pioneering work in CRISPR gene editing, Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1964- (61)
doudnalab.org
Joseph (J.J.) Lawrence
Chemist, inventor of Listerine mouthwash formula in 1879 inspired by the work of Joseph Lister
listerine-me.com
Joseph Lister
Surgeon, chemist, inventor, pioneer in antiseptics using carbolic acid, discovery of phenol, promoted sterilization of surgical instruments
Karl Meyer
Biochemist, classified enzyme hyaluronidase aka Hylase Dessau in 1971
Lammot du Pont
Chemist, prominent member of the DuPont family dynasty, grandson of Éleuthère Irénée (E.I.) du Pont
1831-1884 (53)
Mendeleef
Chemist, scientist, inventor of Periodic Law, pioneer in the periodic table of elements
Dr. Otto Warburg
Scientist, physiologist, author of Understand Cancer, chemist known for Warburg's tincture of quinine for malaria cures, pioneer of the Warburg effect in plant physiology and oncology, Warburg hypothesis for the pathogenesis (root cause) of cancer
1883-1970 (87)
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Paracelsus
Alchemist, discovery of zinc, hydrogen, nitrogen and toxicology, physician, pioneer in medical ethics, theologian, philosopher in the German Renaissance known as the Swiss Hermes
1493-1541 (48)
Paul J. Cruzen
Meteorologist studying the decomposition of ozone layer, aersols, atmospheric chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995
1933-2021 (88)
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Dr. Roger J. Williams, Ph.D.
Biochemist, pioneer in vitamins, Genetotrophic disease, human nutrionist, NutriCircles, scientific discovery of vitamin B6, folic acid, avidin, pantothenic acid, lipoic acid
1893-1988 (95)
doctoryourself.com
Dr. Sidney Gottlieb
Chemist aka Joseph Scheider, LSD experiments with CIA agents for MK-Ultra, TSS, CIA intelligence officer, Nazi of Operation Paperclip