Chemistry

Discover a curated list of renowned celebrities who have made significant contributions to the field of Chemistry. From Nobel laureates to pioneering researchers, explore their fascinating journeys and the impact they have had on scientific advancements.

Emil Erlenmeyer
Emil Erlenmeyer
Germany
German scientist, organic chemist, synthesized isobutyric acid
Nikolay Zhavoronkov
Nikolay Zhavoronkov
Soviet scientist in the field of inorganic chemistry and chemical technology
Myrtle Bachelder
Myrtle Bachelder
USA
American chemist and Women's Army Corps officer
Rafiga Aliyeva
Rafiga Aliyeva
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani scientist, Doctor of Chemical Sciences
Georg Weissel
Georg Weissel
Austria
Austrian chemist and fire brigade leader
Stanislav Shchepanovsky
Stanislav Shchepanovsky
Poland
Polish engineer, lawyer, economist, chemist
Joseph Achille Le Bel
Joseph Achille Le Bel
France
French chemist
Derek Barton
Derek Barton
USA
English chemist, Nobel Prize winner in chemistry (1969).
Ernst Boris Chain
Ernst Boris Chain
Great Britain
English biochemist
Melvin De Groote
Melvin De Groote
USA
American chemist and inventor
Gerbert Braun
Gerbert Braun
Great Britain
American chemist
Germaine Cellier
Germaine Cellier
France
French perfumer
Alexander Todd
Alexander Todd
Great Britain
Chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1957
Gottfried Ozann
Gottfried Ozann
Germany
Chemist and physicist
Herman Hess
Herman Hess
Russia
Russian chemist
Sergey Andronati
Sergey Andronati
Ukraine
Ukrainian bioorganic scientist, academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Yanush Leon Vishnevskiy
Yanush Leon Vishnevskiy
Poland
Doctor of Chemical Sciences, writer
Fedor Babichev
Fedor Babichev
Ukraine
Soviet Ukrainian scientist, specialist in the field of organic chemistry, Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR
Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe
Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe
Germany
German chemist
Gerhard Shrader
Gerhard Shrader
Germany
German chemist.
Urban Hjerne
Urban Hjerne
Sweden
Swedish physician, chemist, metallurgist, natural scientist
Robert Bruce Merrifield
Robert Bruce Merrifield
USA
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1984.
Willard Libbi
Willard Libbi
USA
American physical chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1960.
Stephen Gray
Stephen Gray
Great Britain
British scientist
Susan Solomon
Susan Solomon
USA
American scientist, specialist in atmospheric chemistry
Johannes Wislicenus
Johannes Wislicenus
German organic chemist, worked primarily in the field of chemical structure theory and stereochemistry.
Gemfry Davy
Gemfry Davy
Great Britain
English chemist and physicist, one of the founders of electrochemistry
Vanoccio Biringucho
Vanoccio Biringucho
Italy
Italian alchemist, metallurgist and architect.
Cyril Egeacintov
Cyril Egeacintov
USA
American chemist, chairman of the Russian Assembly of Nobility in the USA.
Rihard Wilshtetter
Rihard Wilshtetter
Germany
Chemist
Klemens Alexandr Winkler
Klemens Alexandr Winkler
Germany
Chemist, discovered germanium
Eugene Anatole Demarcay
Eugene Anatole Demarcay
France
French chemist
David MacMillan
David MacMillan
British-American organic chemist
Viktor Goldshmidt
Viktor Goldshmidt
Germany
Chemist and geologist, one of the founders of geochemistry and crystal chemistry.
Johann Griess
Johann Griess
Germany
German organic chemist.
Joseph Priestley
Joseph Priestley
Great Britain
English chemist, philosopher, proponent of deism
Robert Curl
Robert Curl
USA
American chemist
Zhozef-Lui Prust
Zhozef-Lui Prust
France
French chemist
Nicolae Teclu
Nicolae Teclu
Romania
Romanian chemist
Johann Rudolph Glauber
Johann Rudolph Glauber
Germany
German alchemist, chemist, apothecary and physician.
William Giauque
William Giauque
USA
Chemist
Ge Hong
Ge Hong
China
Chinese Taoist scholar and alchemist, famous for his encyclopedic treatises
Ejlhard Mitcherlih
Ejlhard Mitcherlih
Germany
German chemist
Ivan Knunyants
Ivan Knunyants
Soviet organic chemist
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
Switzerland
Swiss chemist who discovered ytterbium
Abaskuli Kuliev
Abaskuli Kuliev
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani scientist, Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor
Stepan Zenovich
Stepan Zenovich
Professor of Chemistry
Christian Shenbeyn
Christian Shenbeyn
Germany
German chemist.
George Porter
George Porter
Great Britain
Chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1967 (shared with M. Eigen and R. Norrish).
Pierre Bayen
Pierre Bayen
France
French chemist and pharmacist.