Chemist well-known for the Strecker amino acid synthesis
150th Anniversary: Death of Adolph Strecker
50th Anniversary: Death of Arne Tiselius
Chemistry Nobel Laureate honored for his research on electrophoresis
100th Birthday: Robert G. Parr
American theoretical chemist co-authored one of the most highly cited chemistry papers of all time
125th Birthday: Gerty Cori
Nobel Laureate known for the co-discovery of the Cori cycle and the Cori ester
115th Birthday: Allene Jeanes
American chemist known for the development of large-scale dextran production and xanthan gum
100th Anniversary: Death of Ludwig Knorr
German chemist known for the Knorr quinoline synthesis, the Knorr pyrrole synthesis, and the Paal–Knorr synthesis
150th Birthday: Victor Grignard
French chemist known for Grignard reagents and the C–C bond-forming Grignard reaction
50th Anniversary: Death of Robert Corey
American biochemist known for his role in discovery of the α-helix and the β-sheet
200th Birthday: Johann Josef Loschmidt
Bohemian-Austrian scientist who performed ground-breaking work in physical and general chemistry
100th Anniversary: Death of William Odling
English chemist who contributed to the development of the periodic table and the concept of valence