American biochemist discovered the first vitamins
50th Anniversary: Death of Elmer McCollum
100th Birthday: Rodney R. Porter
Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine discovered the structure of antibodies
100th Birthday: Sir John Cornforth
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry explained the biosynthesis of cholesterol
165th Anniversary: Death of Johan Gadolin
Finnish chemist discovered the first rare-earth compounds
50th Anniversary: Death of Richard Kuhn
Chemistry Nobel Laureate in 1938 for his work on carotenoids and vitamins
150th Birthday: Daniel Vorländer
German chemist and liquid crystal pioneer
125th Anniversary: Death of August Wilhelm von Hofmann
Eminent organic chemist and first President of the German Chemical Society
100th Birthday: Ines Mandl
Eminent female biochemist discovered collagenase
100th Birthday: John Kendrew
Nobel Laureate discovered the structure of myoglobin
100th Birthday: Herbert A. Hauptman
Chemistry Nobel Laureate laid the mathematical groundwork for solving crystal structures