Category : Chemists

Synthesizer of Urea Wöhler was born in Eschersheim, Prussia (present­ day Germany), on July 31, 1800. In 1820 he entered the University...

Isolator of Adrenaline Takamine was born November 3, 1854, in Takaoka, Japan. He was trained in the strict Samurai code, which encourages...

Founder of Home Ecology Ellen Swallow was born on December 3, 1842, in Dunstable, Massachusetts. Both parents were teachers, allowing her...

Creator of Periodic Table of Elements Born in the isolated town of Tobolsk, in Siberia, Russia, in 1834, Mendeleyev was the last of 14...

Originator of Law of Conservation of Mass Born in Paris on August 26, 1743, Antoine Lavoisier enjoyed the support of a wealthy extended...

Discoverer of Carbon Benzene Rings Born in 1829 in Darmstadt, Germany, Kekulé was talented at drawing and mathematics. He followed the...

Chemist; First to Synthesize Ammonia Fritz Haber was born December 9, 1868, in Breslau, Germany His father was a wealthy businessman...

Discoverer of Law of Combining Volumes Born in France on December 6, 1778, Gay­-Lussac had the advantage of a good education. His family...

Synthesizer of Organic Compounds Fraser­-Reid was born on the island of Jamaica in 1934. His father, principal of a local school,...