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Elias James Corey

born 1928

About this person

Wikipedia Summary

Elias James Corey is an American organic chemist. In 1990, he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis", specifically retrosynthetic analysis.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
July 12, 1928
Methuen
Citizenship

United States

Occupations & fields
chemistuniversity teacher
Awards & honours
Nobel Prize in ChemistryWillard Gibbs AwardACS Award in Pure ChemistryACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry,National Medal of ScienceWolf Prize in Chemistry
Field and occupation
americký chemik
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