Elias James Corey
American chemist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1928 · age 98
Elias James Corey is an American organic chemist. In 1990, he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis", specifically retrosynthetic analysis.
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2014Sir Derek Barton Gold medalAward2002NAS Award in Chemical SciencesAward1993Roger Adams Award in Organic ChemistryAward1989Japan PrizeAward1988Robert Robinson AwardAward1986Wolf Prize in ChemistryAward1984Paracelsus PrizeAward1980Rosenstiel AwardAward1977William H. Nichols MedalAward1974Remsen AwardAward1973Linus Pauling AwardAward1970Centenary PrizeAward1968Ernest Guenther AwardAward1956Guggenheim FellowshipAward1928Born12 July 1928
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Born 1928 · age 98
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Ei-ichi NegishiBoth received ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry,Georg WittigBoth received Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry
Roald HoffmannBoth received Arthur C. Cope Award
Jean-Marie LehnBoth received Robert Robinson Award
Henry TaubeBoth received NAS Award in Chemical Sciences