Elias James Corey Ph.D.
Elias James Corey Ph.D.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1990
Name: Elias James Corey
Birth: 12 July 1928, Methuen, MA, USA
Institution: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Award: “for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis”
Subject: organic chemistry
Organic Chemist – Interested in application of organic chemistry to human health. His groups have achieved a multitude of total syntheses of complex molecules. Originator of retrosynthetic analysis. Recognized as “Most Cited Author in Chemistry” by American Chemical Society in 2002.
“Organic chemistry was especially fascinating with its intrinsic beauty and its great relevance to human health.”
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The President’s National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Title: Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry
Affiliation: Harvard University Cambridge,Massachusetts 02138 USA
Gender: Male
Award Discipline: Chemistry
Award Year: 1988
Citation: “For his strikingly original contributions to organic synthesis, which have brought the science of organic chemistry to a new level of power and precision.”
Presented by President Reagan in a White House ceremony on July 15, 1988.