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list of chemists
This is a list of chemists, ordered alphabetically by place of origin or residence. It includes scientists who received degrees in chemistry or who made significant contributions to the study of chemistry, as well as those whose work in other areas of science employed chemical analysis. (See also chemistry.)
American
Argentine
Australian
Austrian
Belgian
British
Canadian
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Indian
Israeli
Italian
Japanese
New Zealander
Romanian
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Swiss
Ukrainian
This article was most recently revised and updated by Richard Pallardy.
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