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Frederick Sanger is one out of three laureates to be awarded the Nobel Prize twice in the same subject, in 1958 and 1980. John Bardeen, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956 and 1972, and Karl Barry Sharpless, who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2001 and 2022, are the others. Two others have won Nobel Prizes twice, one in ...
Stephanie Louise Kwolek (/ ˈkwoʊlɛk /; July 31, 1923 – June 18, 2014) was a Polish-American chemist best known for inventing Kevlar (poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide). Her career at the DuPont company spanned more than 40 years. [ 1 ][ 2 ] For her discovery, Kwolek was awarded the DuPont company's Lavoisier Medal for outstanding ...
A. Richard Abegg (1869–1910), German chemist. Frederick Abel (1827–1902), English chemist. Friedrich Accum (1769–1838), German chemist, advances in the field of gas lighting. Homer Burton Adkins (1892–1949), American chemist, known for work in hydrogenation of organic compounds. Peter Agre (born 1949), American chemist and doctor, 2003 ...
Louis Pasteur ForMemRS (/ ˈ l uː i p æ ˈ s t ɜːr /, French: [lwi pastœʁ] ⓘ; 27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895) was a French chemist, pharmacist, and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization, the last of which was named after him.
Physical chemistry: Mikhail Lomonosov (1711–1765) The first to read lectures in physical chemistry and coin the term (1752). Jacobus van 't Hoff (1852–1911) Jacobus van 't Hoff is considered one of the founders of the discipline of physical chemistry. His work helped found the discipline as it is today. [67] [68] [69] Svante Arrhenius (1859 ...
Linus Carl Pauling FRS (/ ˈpɔːlɪŋ / PAW-ling; February 28, 1901 – August 19, 1994) [ 4 ] was an American chemist, biochemist, chemical engineer, peace activist, author, and educator. He published more than 1,200 papers and books, of which about 850 dealt with scientific topics. [ 5 ] New Scientist called him one of the 20 greatest ...
Izaak Maurits (Piet) Kolthoff (February 11, 1894 – March 4, 1993) was an analytical chemist and chemistry educator.He is widely considered the father of analytical chemistry for his large volume of published research in diverse fields of analysis, his work to modernize and promote the field, and for advising a large number of students who went on to influential careers of their own.
Medical doctor and professor of pathology; author of a main textbook in the field; discoverer of the Rosai-Dorfman disease. Josiah Royce (1855–1916) Professor (1892–1914) Philosopher. James R. Russell (born 1953) Professor (born 1993) Professor and scholar; Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies, Harvard University. [ 426 ] Matthew Sacchet.