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Born January 21, 1847 • France
Died August 6, 1930 (aged 83) • Paris • France
Subjects Of Study optical activity • optical isomerism

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Carl Shipp Marvel
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Frederic Stanley Kipping
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Pierre-Eugène-Marcellin Berthelot
Pierre-Eugène-Marcellin Berthelot
French chemist
Charles Gerhardt, engraving
Charles Gerhardt
French chemist
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Auguste Laurent
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ean-Baptiste-André Dumas
Jean-Baptiste-André Dumas
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Paul Sabatier
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Charles Friedel
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Justus von Liebig
Justus, baron von Liebig
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Alfred Werner
Alfred Werner
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Emil Fischer.
Emil Fischer
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August Kekule von Stradonitz
August Kekule von Stradonitz
German chemist
Sir Derek H.R. Barton
Sir Derek H.R. Barton
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Ralph F. Hirschmann
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Maud Leonora Menten
Maud Leonora Menten
Canadian biochemist and organic chemist
John F. Hartwig
John F. Hartwig
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Stephen L. Buchwald
Stephen L. Buchwald
American chemist
Robert Bunsen
Robert Bunsen
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Kurt Wüthrich
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Sir John Cornforth
Australian-born British chemist

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