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.

Feodor Lynen
Feodor Lynen
Germany
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1964, jointly with Konrad Bloch
Kurt Alder
Kurt Alder
Germany
Chemist
Henry Edward Armstrong
Henry Edward Armstrong
Great Britain
English chemist
Vladimir Prelog
Vladimir Prelog
Switzerland
Chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1975 (jointly with D. Cornforth).
Moise Haissinsk
Moise Haissinsk
France
French chemist.
Friedrich Ludwig Knapp
Friedrich Ludwig Knapp
Germany
German chemical technologist.
Frensis Aston
Frensis Aston
Great Britain
Chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922
Kuzma Andrianov
Kuzma Andrianov
Soviet chemist, academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences
Christian Shenbeyn
Christian Shenbeyn
Germany
German chemist.
Lui-Zhak Thenard
Lui-Zhak Thenard
France
French chemist
Max Ferdinand Perutz
Max Ferdinand Perutz
Great Britain
English biochemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1962
Peter Mitchell
Peter Mitchell
English biochemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1979
Hara Gobind Khorana
Hara Gobind Khorana
USA
American biochemist (of Indian descent)
Arne Tiselius
Arne Tiselius
Sweden
Swedish biochemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1948.
Richard Synge
Richard Synge
Great Britain
English biochemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1952
Ieremiia-Veniamin Rihter
Ieremiia-Veniamin Rihter
Germany
German chemist
Zhozef-Lui Prust
Zhozef-Lui Prust
France
French chemist
Ronald Norrish
Ronald Norrish
Great Britain
English chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1967
German Nernst
German Nernst
Germany
German chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1920
Dorothy Crowfoot-Hodgkin
Dorothy Crowfoot-Hodgkin
Great Britain
English chemist and biochemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1964.
Roger Kornberg
Roger Kornberg
USA
American biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry (2006)
Martin-Genrih Klaprot
Martin-Genrih Klaprot
Germany
German chemist
Stephanie Kwolek
Stephanie Kwolek
USA
American chemist, inventor of polyparaphenylene terephthalamide
Iren Joliot-Curie
Iren Joliot-Curie
France
Chemist, Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry
August-Vilhelm Hofmann
August-Vilhelm Hofmann
Germany
German organic chemist.
Johann Rudolph Glauber
Johann Rudolph Glauber
Germany
German alchemist, chemist, apothecary and physician.
Jacobus Vant-Hoff
Jacobus Vant-Hoff
Netherlands
Dutch chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1901)
Sunn Bergstrem
Sunn Bergstrem
Sweden
Swedish biochemist, academician of the Swedish Academy of Sciences, Nobel Prize laureate.