British chemist and entrepreneur, discoverer of the first synthetic organic dye and the Perkin reaction for the production of cinnamic acid and coumarin
Highlighting notable research, institutions, individuals, personal experiences, ethical questions, and issues such as diversity and inclusion.
Sir William Henry Perkin (1838 – 1907)
100th Anniversary: Death of William Odling
English chemist who contributed to the development of the periodic table and the concept of valence
François Stanislas Cloez (1817 – 1883)
Pioneer in analytical chemistry who worked with essential oils, identifies eucalyptol, prepared cyanamide, and analyzed the famous Orgueil meteorite
50th Anniversary: Death of Charles D. Coryell
American chemist co-discovered promethium
Wilhelm Haarmann (1847 – 1931)
Co-discoverer of the first synthesis of vanillin
Paul Immerwahr (1866 – 1926)
Brother of Clara Immerwahr who provided the stimulus and money for the syntheses of the insecticide pyrethrum and artificial pepper
100th Birthday: George Porter
Chemistry Nobel Laureate co-developed flash photolysis
50th Anniversary: Death of Margaret D. Foster
First female chemist to work for the U.S. Geological Survey; also recruited to work on the Manhattan Project
150th Birthday: Sir William Jackson Pope
British chemist and crystallographer known for his work on optically active N, S, Se, or Sn compounds
Chemistry and the Circular Economy
A need for a multi-actor and multidisciplinary approach