Famous Chemists Birthday, Biography & Family

Edmond H. Fischer

Edmond Henri Fischer was Swiss American biochemist who won the 1992 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 06 April 1920 American

Alfred G. Gilman

Alfred G. Gilman was an American pharmacologist and biochemist, best known for his discovery of G-protein. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 01 July 1941 American

Arnold Orville Beckman

Arnold Orville Beckman was a renowned inventor and chemist who invented the world’s first pH meter and spectrometer. To know more about his childhood, profile, timeline and career read on

Born: 10 April 1900 American

Thomas Robert Cech

Thomas Robert Cech is an American chemist who was jointly awarded the ‘Nobel Prize in Chemistry’ in 1989. This biography provides detailed information on his childhood, life, research career, achievements and timeline.

Born: 08 December 1947 American

Julius Axelrod

Julius Axelrod was an American biochemist who was one of winners of 1970 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. This biography of Julius Axelrod provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 30 May 1912 American

Yuan T. Lee

Yuan T. Lee is a chemist and the first Taiwanese to win a Nobel Prize. This biography of Yuan T. Lee provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline

Born: 19 November 1936 American

Stanley B. Prusiner

Neurologist and Biochemist

Stanley B. Prusiner is an American neurologist and biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1997. This biography of Stanley B. Prusiner provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 28 May 1942 American

Walter Gilbert

Walter Gilbert is an American biochemist and physicist who won a share of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1980. This biography of Walter Gilbert provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 21 March 1932 American

Elias James Corey

Elias James Corey is a distinguished American organic chemist who was awarded the ‘Nobel Prize in Chemistry’ in 1990.

Born: 12 July 1928 American

Carl Ferdinand Cori

Carl Ferdinand Cori was a Czech biochemist and pharmacologist who won the 1947 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 05 December 1896 American