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Israel Shahak Israel Shahak 1933 2001 Israeli professor of organic chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a Holocaust survivor, an intellectual of liberal political bent, and a civil-rights advocate and activist on behalf of both Jews and Gentiles (non-Jews) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Shahak
Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov 1920 1992 American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov
Rudolf Vrba Rudolf "Rudi" Vrba 1924 2006 Slovak Jewish biochemist who, as a teenager in 1942, was deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Vrba
Fritz Haber Fritz Haber 1868 1934 German chemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for his invention of the Haber–Bosch process, a method used in industry to synthesize ammonia from nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Haber
Rosalind Franklin Rosalind Elsie Franklin 1920 1958 English chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose work was central to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), RNA (ribonucleic acid), viruses, coal, and graphite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind_Franklin
Chaim Weizmann Chaim Azriel Weizmann 1874 1952 Russian biochemist, Zionist leader and Israeli statesman who served as president of the Zionist Organization and later as the first president of Israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaim_Weizmann
Primo Levi Primo Michele Levi 1919 1987 Italian chemist, partisan, writer, and Jewish Holocaust survivor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primo_Levi
Sidney Gottlieb Sidney Gottlieb 1918 1999 American chemist and spymaster who headed the Central Intelligence Agency's 1950s and 1960s assassination attempts and mind-control program, known as Project MKUltra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Gottlieb
Harry Gold Harry Gold 1910 1972 Swiss laboratory chemist who is known for having been convicted as a courier for the Soviet Union to pass atomic secrets from Klaus Fuchs, an agent of the Soviet Union, during World War II. Gold served as a government witness and testified in the case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were convicted and executed in 1953 for their roles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Gold
Ernst Chain Sir Ernst Boris Chain 1906 1979 German biochemist best known for being a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on penicillin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Chain
Arthur Kornberg Arthur Kornberg 1918 2007 American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1959 for his discovery of "the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)" together with Spanish biochemist and physician Severo Ochoa of New York University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Kornberg
Abram Hoffer Abram Hoffer 1917 2009 Canadian biochemist, physician, and psychiatrist known for his "adrenochrome hypothesis" of schizoaffective disorders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abram_Hoffer
Carl Djerassi Carl Djerassi 1923 2015 Austrian chemist, novelist, playwright and co-founder of Djerassi Resident Artists Program with Diane Wood Middlebrook https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Djerassi
Zalman Shapiro Zalman Mordecai Shapiro 1920 2016 American chemist and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zalman_Shapiro
Paul Berg Paul Berg 1926 n/a American biochemist and professor emeritus at Stanford University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Berg
Raphael Mechoulam Raphael Mechoulam 1930 n/a Israeli organic chemist and professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_Mechoulam
Lazăr Edeleanu Lazăr Edeleanu 1861 1941 Romanian chemist of Jewish origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazăr_Edeleanu
Roald Hoffmann Roald Hoffmann 1937 n/a Polish theoretical chemist who won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_Hoffmann
George de Hevesy George Charles de Hevesy 1885 1966 Hungarian radiochemist and Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate, recognized in 1943 for his key role in the development of radioactive tracers to study chemical processes such as in the metabolism of animals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_de_Hevesy
Aaron Klug Sir Aaron Klug 1926 2018 Lithuanian biophysicist and chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Klug
John M. Deutch John Mark Deutch 1938 n/a American physical chemist and civil servant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Deutch
Eric Kandel Eric Richard Kandel 1929 n/a Austrian medical doctor who specialized in psychiatry, a neuroscientist and a professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Kandel
Selman Waksman Selman Abraham Waksman 1888 1973 Russian Empire-born Jewish-American inventor, biochemist and microbiologist whose research into the decomposition of organisms that live in soil enabled the discovery of streptomycin and several other antibiotics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selman_Waksman
Ilya Prigogine Viscount Ilya Romanovich Prigogine 2003 n/a null physical chemist and Nobel laureate noted for his work on dissipative structures, complex systems, and irreversibility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilya_Prigogine
Walter Kohn Walter Kohn 1923 2016 Austrian theoretical physicist and theoretical chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Kohn
Michael Polanyi Michael Polanyi 1891 1976 Hungarian polymath, who made important theoretical contributions to physical chemistry, economics, and philosophy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Polanyi
Henri Moissan Ferdinand Frédéric Henri Moissan 1852 1907 French chemist and pharmacist who won the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in isolating fluorine from its compounds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Moissan
Adolf von Baeyer Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer 1835 1917 German chemist who synthesised indigo and developed a nomenclature for cyclic compounds (that was subsequently extended and adopted as part of the IUPAC organic nomenclature) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_von_Baeyer
Harry Kroto Sir Harold Walter Kroto 1939 2016 English chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kroto
Richard Willstätter Richard Martin Willstätter FRS 1872 1942 German organic chemist whose study of the structure of plant pigments, chlorophyll included, won him the 1915 Nobel Prize for Chemistry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Willstätter
Gerty Cori Gerty Theresa Cori 1896 1957 Austrian biochemist who in 1947 was the third woman to win a Nobel Prize in science, and the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for her significant role in the "discovery of the course of the catalytic conversion of glycogen" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerty_Cori
Louis Slotin Louis Alexander Slotin 1910 1946 Canadian physicist and chemist who took part in the Manhattan Project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Slotin
Tadeusz Reichstein Tadeusz Reichstein 1897 1996 Polish chemist and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate (1950), which was awarded for his work on the isolation of cortisone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadeusz_Reichstein
Peter Maitlis Peter Michael Maitlis, FRS 1933 n/a British retired organometallic chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Maitlis
Martin Karplus Martin Karplus 1930 n/a Austrian theoretical chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Karplus
Hans Goldschmidt Johannes Wilhelm "Hans" Goldschmidt 1861 1923 German Jewish chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Goldschmidt
Gerhard Herzberg Gerhard Heinrich Friedrich Otto Julius Herzberg 1904 1999 German pioneering physicist and physical chemist, who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1971, "for his contributions to the knowledge of electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly free radicals" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Herzberg
John Polanyi John Charles Polanyi 1929 n/a null chemist of ethnic Hungarian origin residing in Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Polanyi
George Rosenkranz George Rosenkranz 1916 2019 null pioneering Mexican scientist in the field of steroid chemistry, who used native Mexican plant sources as raw materials https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rosenkranz
Mary the Jewess Mary or Maria the Jewess null null null early alchemist who is known from the works of the Gnostic Christian writer Zosimos of Panopolis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_the_Jewess
Julius Axelrod Julius Axelrod 1912 2004 American biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Axelrod
Leo Sternbach Leo Sternbach 1908 2005 Polish chemist who is credited with first synthesizing benzodiazepines, the main class of tranquilizers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Sternbach
Avram Hershko Avram Hershko 1937 n/a Israeli biochemist of Hungarian Jewish origin who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2004 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avram_Hershko
César Milstein César Milstein, CH, FRS 1927 2002 Argentine biochemist in the field of antibody research https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/César_Milstein
Francis Simon Sir Francis Simon 1893 1956 German and later British physical chemist and physicist who devised the gaseous diffusion method, and confirmed its feasibility, of separating the isotope Uranium-235 and thus made a major contribution to the creation of the atomic bomb https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Simon
Gertrude B. Elion Gertrude "Trudy" Belle Elion 1918 1999 American biochemist and pharmacologist, who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with George H. Hitchings and Sir James Black for their use of innovative methods of rational drug design for the development of new drugs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_B._Elion
Alfred G. Gilman Alfred Goodman Gilman 1941 2015 American pharmacologist and biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_G._Gilman
George Andrew Olah George Andrew Olah 1927 2017 Hungarian chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Andrew_Olah
Marc Kirschner Marc Wallace Kirschner 1945 n/a American cell biologist and biochemist and the founding chair of the Department of Systems Biology at Harvard Medical School https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Kirschner
Richard Lerner Richard Alan Lerner 1938 2021 American research chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lerner
Jerome Karle Jerome Karle 1918 2013 American physical chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Karle
Erwin Chargaff Erwin Chargaff 1905 2002 Austrian biochemist, writer, Bucovinian Jew who emigrated to the United States during the Nazi era, and professor of biochemistry at Columbia University medical school https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Chargaff
Uzi Even Uzi Even 1940 n/a Israeli professor emeritus of physical chemistry at Tel Aviv University and a former politician well known for being the first openly gay member of the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzi_Even
Hans Kornberg Sir Hans Leo Kornberg, FRS 1928 2019 British biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Kornberg
Edmond H. Fischer Edmond Henri Fischer 1920 2021 American biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_H._Fischer
Chad Mirkin Chad Alexander Mirkin 1963 n/a American chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_Mirkin
Stanley Miller Stanley Lloyd Miller 1930 2007 American chemist who made landmark experiments in the origin of life by demonstrating that a wide range of vital organic compounds can be synthesized by fairly simple chemical processes from inorganic substances https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Miller
Nathan Sharon Nathan Sharon 1925 2011 Israeli biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Sharon
Corneliu E. Giurgea Corneliu E. Giurgea 1923 1995 Romanian psychologist and chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corneliu_E._Giurgea
Simon Kukes Simon Gregory Kukes 1946 n/a Russian chemist and retired oil industry businessman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Kukes
Arieh Warshel Arieh Warshel 1940 n/a Israeli biochemist and biophysicist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arieh_Warshel
Aharon Katzir Aharon Katzir 1914 1972 Israeli pioneer in the study of the electrochemistry of biopolymers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aharon_Katzir
Ludwig Mond Ludwig Mond FRS 1839 1909 German chemist and industrialist who took British nationality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Mond
Martin Rodbell Martin Rodbell 1925 1998 American biochemist and molecular endocrinologist who is best known for his discovery of G-proteins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Rodbell
Robert Lefkowitz Robert Joseph Lefkowitz 1943 n/a American physician (internist and cardiologist) and biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lefkowitz
James Rothman James Edward Rothman 1950 n/a American biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rothman
Max Bergmann Max Bergmann 1886 1944 German Jewish biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Bergmann
Arthur Eichengrün Arthur Eichengrün 1867 1949 German Jewish chemist, materials scientist, and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Eichengrün
Herbert C. Brown Herbert Charles Brown 1912 2004 American chemist and recipient of the 1979 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work with organoboranes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_C._Brown
Rudolph A. Marcus Rudolph Arthur Marcus 1923 n/a Canadian chemist who received the 1992 Nobel Prize in ChemistryRudolph A. Marcus: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1992 "for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_A._Marcus
Samuel Ruben Samuel Ruben 1900 1988 American inventor who made lasting contributions to electrochemistry and solid-state technology, including the founding of Duracell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Ruben
Gilbert Stork Gilbert Stork 1921 2017 null organic chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Stork
David E. Green David Ezra Green 1910 1983 American biochemist who made significant contributions to the study of enzymes, particularly the electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_E._Green
Ernst Cohen Ernst Julius Cohen ForMemRS 1869 1944 Dutch Jewish chemist known for his work on the allotropy of metals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Cohen
Joseph L. Goldstein Joseph Leonard Goldstein ForMemRS 1940 n/a American biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_L._Goldstein
Alan J. Heeger Alan Jay Heeger 1936 n/a American physicist, academic and Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_J._Heeger
Konrad Emil Bloch Konrad Emil Bloch , ForMemRS 1912 2000 German biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_Emil_Bloch
Stanley B. Prusiner Stanley Benjamin Prusiner 1942 n/a American neurologist and biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_B._Prusiner
Victor Goldschmidt Victor Moritz Goldschmidt 1888 1947 Norwegian mineralogist considered (together with Vladimir Vernadsky) to be the founder of modern geochemistry and crystal chemistry, developer of the Goldschmidt Classification of elements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Goldschmidt
Martyn Poliakoff Sir Martyn Poliakoff 1947 n/a British chemist, working on gaining insights into fundamental chemistry, and on developing environmentally acceptable processes and materials https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyn_Poliakoff
Christian B. Anfinsen Christian Boehmer Anfinsen Jr. 1916 1995 American biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_B._Anfinsen
Bruce Alberts Bruce Michael Alberts 1938 n/a American biochemist and the Chancellor’s Leadership Chair in Biochemistry and Biophysics for Science and Education at the University of California, San Francisco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Alberts
Roger D. Kornberg Roger David Kornberg 1947 n/a American biochemist and professor of structural biology at Stanford University School of Medicine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_D._Kornberg
Raymond F. Schinazi Raymond F. Schinazi null null American organic medicinal chemist with expertise in antiviral agents, pharmacology, and biotechnology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_F._Schinazi
Stanley Cohen (biochemist) Stanley N. Cohen 1922 2020 American biochemist who, along with Rita Levi-Montalcini, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1986 for the isolation of nerve growth factor and the discovery of epidermal growth factor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cohen_(biochemist)
Martin Fleischmann Martin Fleischmann FRS 1927 2012 British chemist who worked in electrochemistry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Fleischmann
Viktor Meyer Viktor Meyer 1848 1897 German chemist and significant contributor to both organic and inorganic chemistry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Meyer
Marshall Warren Nirenberg Marshall Warren Nirenberg 1927 2010 American biochemist and geneticist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Warren_Nirenberg
Otto Fritz Meyerhof Otto Fritz Meyerhof 1884 1951 German physician and biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1922 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Fritz_Meyerhof
David Eisenberg David S. Eisenberg 1939 n/a American biochemist and biophysicist best known for his contributions to structural biology and computational molecular biology, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles since the early 1970s and director of the UCLA-DOE Institute for Genomics & Proteomics since the early 1990s, as well as a member of the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Eisenberg
Lina Stern Lina Solomonovna Stern 1878 1968 Soviet biochemist, physiologist and humanist whose medical discoveries saved thousands of lives at the fronts of World War II. She is best known for her pioneering work on the blood–brain barrier, which she described as hemato-encephalic barrier in 1921 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lina_Stern
Ernst David Bergmann Ernst David Bergmann 1903 1975 Israeli nuclear scientist and chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_David_Bergmann
Fritz Albert Lipmann Fritz Albert Lipmann 1899 1986 German biochemist and a co-discoverer in 1945 of coenzyme A. For this, together with other research on coenzyme A, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1953 (shared with Hans Adolf Krebs) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Albert_Lipmann
Alfred Bader Alfred Robert Bader, CBE 1924 2018 Canadian chemist, businessman, philanthropist, and collector of fine art https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Bader
Robert Mond Sir Robert Ludwig Mond, FRS, FRSE 1867 1938 British chemist and archaeologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mond
Robert F. Furchgott Robert Francis Furchgott 1916 2009 null Nobel Prize-winning American biochemist who contributed to the discovery of nitric oxide as a transient cellular signal in mammalian systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Furchgott
Sam Ruben Samuel Ruben 1913 1943 American chemist who with Martin Kamen co-discovered the synthesis of the isotope carbon-14 in 1940 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Ruben
Ruth Arnon Ruth Arnon 1933 n/a Israeli biochemist and codeveloper of the multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Arnon
Casimir Funk Kazimierz Funk 1884 1967 Polish biochemist, generally credited with being among the first to formulate (in 1912) the concept of vitamins, which he called "vital amines" or "vitamines" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_Funk
Carl Neuberg Carl Alexander Neuberg 1877 1956 null early pioneer in biochemistry, and he is often referred to as the "father of modern biochemistry" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Neuberg
Ian Heilbron Sir Ian Morris Heilbron DSO FRS 1886 1959 Scottish chemist, who pioneered organic chemistry developed for therapeutic and industrial use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Heilbron
Max Henius Max Henius 1859 1935 Danish biochemist who specialized in the fermentation processes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Henius
Solomon H. Snyder Solomon Halbert Snyder 1938 n/a American neuroscientist who has made wide-ranging contributions to neuropharmacology and neurochemistry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_H._Snyder
Leonor Michaelis Leonor Michaelis 1875 1949 German biochemist, physical chemist, and physician, known for his work with Maud Menten on enzyme kinetics in 1913, as well as for work on enzyme inhibition, pH and quinones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonor_Michaelis
Julius Fromm Julius Fromm 1883 1945 Polish entrepreneur, chemist, and one of the inventors of the rubber condom and who also made several other elastomeric products such as rubber gloves and hot water bottles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Fromm
Clara Immerwahr Clara Helene Immerwahr 1870 1915 German chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Immerwahr
Phoebus Levene Phoebus Aaron Theodore Levene 1869 1940 American biochemist who studied the structure and function of nucleic acids https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_Levene
Martin Kamen Martin David Kamen 1913 2002 American chemist who, together with Sam Ruben, co-discovered the synthesis of the isotope carbon-14 on February 27, 1940, at the University of California Radiation Laboratory, Berkeley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Kamen
Rachel Haurwitz Rachel Elizabeth Haurwitz 1985 n/a American biochemist and structural biologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Haurwitz
Joseph Goldmark Joseph Jacob Goldmark 1819 1881 Hungarian physician and chemist, credited with the discovery of red phosphorus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Goldmark
Moses Gomberg Moses Gomberg 1866 1947 null chemistry professor at the University of Michigan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Gomberg
Kazimierz Fajans Kazimierz Fajans 1887 1975 Polish physical chemist of Polish-Jewish origin, a pioneer in the science of radioactivity and the discoverer of chemical element protactinium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazimierz_Fajans
Alan Fersht Sir Alan Roy Fersht 1943 n/a British chemist at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology and an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge; and is a former Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Fersht
Stuart A. Rice Stuart Alan Rice 1932 n/a American theoretical chemist and physical chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_A._Rice
William Howard Stein William Howard Stein 1911 1980 American biochemist who collaborated in the determination of the ribonuclease sequence, as well as how its structure relates to catalytic activity, earning a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1972 for his work https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Howard_Stein
Simon Fishel Simon Fishel 1953 n/a English physiologist, biochemist and pioneering in vitro fertilisation (IVF) specialist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Fishel
Moshe Shapiro Moshe Shapiro 1944 2013 null chemist and physicist at the University of British Columbia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Shapiro
Mildred Cohn Mildred Cohn 1913 2009 American biochemist who furthered understanding of biochemical processes through her study of chemical reactions within animal cells https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildred_Cohn
Asher Korner Asher Korner 1929 1971 British biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asher_Korner
Alexander Pines Alexander Pines 1945 n/a American chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Pines
Charles M. Lieber Charles M. Lieber 1959 n/a American chemist, pioneer in nanoscience and nanotechnology, and a convicted felon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_M._Lieber
Juda Hirsch Quastel Juda Hirsch Quastel 1899 1987 British biochemist who pioneered diverse research in neurochemistry, soil metabolism, cellular metabolism, and cancer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juda_Hirsch_Quastel
Raphael Meldola Raphael Meldola FRS 1849 1915 British chemist and entomologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_Meldola
Heinrich Caro Heinrich Caro 1834 1910 German chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Caro
Daniel E. Koshland Jr. Daniel Edward Koshland Jr. 1920 2007 American biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_E._Koshland_Jr.
Samuel J. Danishefsky Samuel J. Danishefsky 1936 n/a American chemist working as a professor at both Columbia University and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_J._Danishefsky
Herman Francis Mark Herman Francis Mark 1895 1992 Austrian chemist regarded for his contributions to the development of polymer science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Francis_Mark
Friedrich Paneth Friedrich Adolf Paneth 1887 1958 Austrian chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Paneth
Émile Meyerson Émile Meyerson 1859 1933 Polish epistemologist, chemist, and philosopher of science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Émile_Meyerson
Herbert Freundlich Herbert Max Finlay Freundlich 1880 1941 German chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Freundlich
Hans Krebs (biochemist) Sir Hans Adolf Krebs, FRS 1900 1981 German biologist, physician and biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Krebs_(biochemist)
Alexander Frumkin Alexander Naumovich Frumkin 1895 1976 null Russian/Soviet electrochemist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences since 1932, founder of the Russian Journal of Electrochemistry ElektrokhimiyaRussian Journal of Electrochemistry and receiver of the Hero of Socialist Labor award https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Frumkin
Philip Handler Philip Handler 1917 1981 American nutritionist, and biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Handler
Nahum Sonenberg Nahum Sonenberg 1946 n/a Israeli microbiologist and biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahum_Sonenberg
Henry Gilman Henry Gilman 1893 1986 American organic chemist known as the father of organometallic chemistry, the field within which his most notable work was done https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Gilman
Joshua Jortner Joshua Jortner 1933 n/a Israeli physical chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Jortner
Saul Winstein Saul Winstein 1912 1969 Canadian Jewish chemist who discovered the Winstein reaction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Winstein
Norman Hackerman Norman Hackerman 1912 2007 American chemist, professor, and academic administrator who served as the 18th President of the University of Texas at Austin (1967–1970) and later as the 4th President of Rice University (1970–1985) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Hackerman
Raphael David Levine Raphael David Levine 1938 n/a Israeli chemist who is a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles and the Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_David_Levine
Jack D. Dunitz Jack David Dunitz FRS 1923 2021 British chemist and widely known chemical crystallographer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_D._Dunitz
Meir Wilchek Meir Wilchek 1935 n/a Israeli biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meir_Wilchek
Anne Beloff-Chain Anne Ethel Beloff-Chain, Lady Chain 1921 1991 British biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Beloff-Chain
Friedrich Accum Friedrich Christian Accum 1769 1838 German chemist, whose most important achievements included advances in the field of gas lighting, efforts to keep processed foods free from dangerous additives, and the promotion of interest in the science of chemistry to the general populace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Accum
Michael Neuberger Michael Samuel Neuberger FRS FMedSci 1953 2013 British biochemist and immunologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Neuberger
Franz Sondheimer Franz Sondheimer FRS 1926 1981 German professor of chemistry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Sondheimer
August Beer August Beer 1825 1863 German physicist, chemist, and mathematician of Jewish descent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Beer
Joseph Schlessinger Joseph Schlessinger 1945 n/a Yugoslav biochemist and biophysician https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Schlessinger
Irwin Fridovich Irwin Fridovich 1929 2019 American biochemist who, together with his graduate student Joe M. McCord, discovered the enzymatic activity of copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD),—to protect organisms from the toxic effects of superoxide free radicals formed as a byproduct of normal oxygen metabolism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irwin_Fridovich
Hans Freeman Hans Charles Freeman AM, FAA 1929 2008 German bioinorganic chemist, protein crystallographer, and professor of inorganic chemistry who spent most of his academic career at the University of Sydney https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Freeman
Ralph Raphael Ralph Alexander Raphael 1921 1998 British organic chemist, well known for his use of acteylene derivatives in the synthesis of natural products with biological activity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Raphael
Moritz Traube Moritz Traube 1826 n/a German chemist (physiological chemistry) and universal private scholar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moritz_Traube
Julius Stieglitz Julius Stieglitz 1867 1937 American chemist of German Jewish origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Stieglitz
Solomon Berson Solomon Aaron Berson 1918 1972 American physician and scientist whose discoveries, mostly together with Rosalyn Yalow, caused major advances in clinical biochemistry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Berson
Fritz Feigl Fritz Feigl 1891 1971 Austrian Jewish-born chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Feigl
Howard Cedar Howard Chaim Cedar 1943 n/a Israeli biochemist who works on DNA methylation, a mechanism that turns genes on and off https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Cedar
Ernest L. Eliel Ernest Ludwig Eliel 1921 2008 null organic chemist born in Cologne, Germany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_L._Eliel
Isaac B. Bersuker Isaac B. Bersuker null null null Soviet-Moldоvan-American theoretical physicist and quantum chemist whose principal research is in chemical physics, solid-state physics, and theoretical chemistry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_B._Bersuker
Alexander Levitzki Alexander Levitzki 1940 n/a Israeli biochemist who is a professor of biochemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Levitzki
Hans Kosterlitz Hans Walter Kosterlitz FRS 1903 1996 German biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Kosterlitz
Edmund Oscar von Lippmann Edmund Oscar von Lippmann 1857 1940 German chemist and natural science historian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Oscar_von_Lippmann
Frank Westheimer Frank Henry Westheimer 1912 2007 American chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Westheimer
Rudolph Schoenheimer Rudolf Schoenheimer 1898 1941 German biochemist who developed the technique of isotope labelling/tagging of biomolecules, enabling detailed study of metabolism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_Schoenheimer
Molly Shoichet Molly S. Shoichet null null Canadian science professor, specializing in chemistry, biomaterials and biomedical engineering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Shoichet
Efraim Racker Efraim Racker 1913 1991 Austrian biochemist who was responsible for identifying and purifying Factor 1 (F1), the first part of the ATP synthase enzyme to be characterised https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efraim_Racker
Peter Pauson Prof Peter Ludwig Israel Pauson FRSE FRIC 1925 2013 null German–Jewish emigrant who settled in Britain and who is remembered for his contributions to chemistry, most notably the Pauson–Khand reaction and as joint discoverer of ferrocene https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pauson
Jakub Karol Parnas Jakub Karol Parnas 1884 1949 null prominent Jewish-Polish–Soviet biochemist who contributed to the discovery of the Embden–Meyerhof–Parnas pathway, together with Otto Fritz Meyerhof and Gustav Georg Embden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakub_Karol_Parnas
Alexander Imich Alexander Imich 1903 2014 Polish chemist, parapsychologist, zoologist and writer who was the president of the Anomalous Phenomena Research Center in New York City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Imich
Amiram Goldblum Amiram Goldblum 1945 n/a Israeli chemist and activist in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiram_Goldblum
Sidney W. Fox Sidney Walter Fox 1912 1998 null Los Angeles-born biochemist responsible for discoveries on the origins of biological systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_W._Fox
Aharon Razin Aharon Razin 1935 2019 Israeli biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aharon_Razin
Grigory Mairanovsky Grigory Moiseevich Mairanovsky 1899 1964 Soviet biochemist and poison developer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigory_Mairanovsky
Paul Mendelssohn Bartholdy Paul Mendelssohn Bartholdy 1841 1880 German chemist and a pioneer in the manufacture of aniline dye https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Mendelssohn_Bartholdy
Morris S. Kharasch Morris Selig Kharasch 1895 1957 null pioneering organic chemist best known for his work with free radical additions and polymerizations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_S._Kharasch
Yitzhak Apeloig Yitzhak Apeloig 1944 n/a null pioneer in the computational chemistry field of the Ab initio quantum chemistry methods for predicting and preparing the physical and chemical properties of materials https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yitzhak_Apeloig
Israel Dostrovsky Israel Dostrovsky 1918 2010 Israeli physical chemist, fifth president of the Weizmann Institute of Science, laureate of the 1995 Israel Prize in the exact sciences https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Dostrovsky
Adolf Pinner Adolf Pinner 1842 1909 German chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Pinner
Jack Halpern (chemist) Jack Halpern 1925 2018 null inorganic chemist, the Louis Block Distinguished Service Professor of Chemistry at the University of Chicago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Halpern_(chemist)
Hugo Sigman Hugo Sigman 1944 n/a Argentine businessman who is the founder, CEO and –jointly with his wife, Biochemist Silvia Gold— the only shareholder of Grupo Insud, a business group with presence in the fields of pharmaceuticals, agroforestry, cinema, nature and design https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Sigman
Joseph Owades Joseph Lawrence Owades 1919 2005 American biochemist and brewer of light and industrially produced beer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Owades
Lars Ernster Lars Ernster 1920 1998 null professor of biochemistry, and a member of the Board of the Nobel Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars_Ernster
David Samuel, 3rd Viscount Samuel David Herbert Samuel, 3rd Viscount Samuel OBE 1922 2014 null Anglo-Israeli chemist and neurobiologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Samuel,_3rd_Viscount_Samuel
Morris Tanenbaum Morris Tanenbaum 1928 n/a American physical chemist and executive who has worked at Bell Laboratories and AT&T Corporation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Tanenbaum
David Sidney Feingold David Sidney Feingold 1922 2019 American biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sidney_Feingold
Martin Pope Martin Pope 1918 n/a American physical chemist and professor emeritus at New York University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Pope
Leopold Godowsky Jr. Leopold Godowsky Jr. 1900 1983 American violinist and chemist, who together with Leopold Mannes created the first practical color transparency film, Kodachrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_Godowsky_Jr.
Lydia Pasternak Slater Lydia Leonidovna Pasternak 1902 1989 Russian research chemist, poet and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Pasternak_Slater
Adolf Lieben Adolf Lieben 1836 1914 Austrian Jewish chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Lieben
Georg Bredig Georg Bredig 1868 1944 German physical chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Bredig
Philip Hartog Sir Philip Joseph Hartog 1864 1947 British chemist and educationalist who undertook this role in England and India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Hartog
Paul Friedländer (chemist) Paul Friedländer 1857 1923 German chemist best known for his research on derivates of indigo (for example thioindigo) and isolation of Tyrian purple from Murex brandaris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Friedländer_(chemist)
Veniamin Levich Veniamin Grigorievich (Benjamin) Levich 1917 1987 Soviet dissident, internationally prominent physical chemist, electrochemist and founder of the discipline of physico-chemical hydrodynamics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veniamin_Levich
Michael Szwarc Michael Szwarc 1909 2000 British polymer chemist who discovered and studied ionic living polymerization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Szwarc
David Nachmansohn David Nachmansohn 1899 1983 German Jewish biochemist responsible for elucidating the role of phosphocreatine in energy production in the muscles, and the role of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in nerve stimulation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Nachmansohn
Haim Ernst Wertheimer Haim Ernst Wertheimer 1893 1978 Israeli biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haim_Ernst_Wertheimer
Charles Tanford Charles Tanford 1921 2009 German protein biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Tanford
Edward Anders Edward Anders 1926 n/a Latvian chemist and emeritus professor of chemistry at the University of Chicago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Anders
Melvin Spencer Newman Melvin Spencer Newman 1908 1993 American chemist, Ohio State University professor, best known for inventing the Newman projection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin_Spencer_Newman
Adolph Frank Adolph Frank 1834 1916 null German-Jew chemist, engineer, and businessman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Frank
Paul Gyorgy Paul György 1893 1976 Hungarian biochemist, nutritionist, and pediatrician best known for his discovery of three B vitamins: riboflavin, B6, and biotin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gyorgy
Gábor A. Somorjai Gabor A. Somorjai 1935 n/a null professor of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and is a leading researcher in the field of surface chemistry and catalysis, especially the catalytic effects of metal surfaces https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gábor_A._Somorjai
Samuel Mitja Rapoport Samuel Mitja Rapoport 1912 2004 German Empire-born German university professor of biochemistry in East Germany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Mitja_Rapoport
Alexander Gettler Alexander Oscar Gettler 1883 1968 null toxicologist with the Office of Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York (OCME) between 1918 and 1959, and the first forensic chemist to be employed in this capacity by a U.S. city https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Gettler
Sarah Ratner Sarah Ratner 1903 1999 American biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Ratner
Otto Redlich Otto Redlich 1896 1978 Austrian physical chemist and chemical engineer who is best known for his development of equations of state like Redlich-Kwong equation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Redlich
Alexander Donat Alexander Donat 1905 1983 null Holocaust survivor imprisoned at the Lodz Ghetto and several Nazi concentration camps during the occupation of Poland by Nazi Germany in World War II. After the war, Donat, a chemist by training and journalist by profession, emigrated with his family to the United States, settling in New York City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Donat
Gottfried E. Noether Gottfried Emanuel Noether 1915 1991 German statistician and educator; one of the third generation of a famous family of mathematicians: he was the son of Fritz Noether and nephew of Emmy Noether, the grandson of Max Noether, and brother of chemist Herman Noether https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_E._Noether
Nikodem Caro Nikodem Caro 1871 1935 null industrial chemist and entrepreneur https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikodem_Caro
David S. Breslow David S. Breslow 1916 1995 American industrial chemist best known for his work on polymers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_S._Breslow
Hayyim Samuel Jacob Falk Hayyim Samuel Jacob Falk 1708 1782 null rabbi, baal shem, and alchemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayyim_Samuel_Jacob_Falk
Wilhelm Traube Wilhelm Traube 1866 1942 German chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Traube
Giuliana Tesoro Giuliana Tesoro 1921 2002 Italian organic chemist with more than 125 U.S. patents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuliana_Tesoro
Thomas B. Kornberg Thomas Bill Kornberg null null American biochemist who was the first person to purify and characterise DNA polymerase II and DNA polymerase III. He is currently a professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco, and is working on Drosophila melanogaster development https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_B._Kornberg
Lawrence M. Gelb Lawrence M. Gelb 1898 1980 American chemist and businessman from New York City who along with his wife, Joan Clair, founded the Clairol hair-coloring company in 1931, now a division of Coty, Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_M._Gelb
Shlomo Hestrin Shlomo Hestrin 1914 1962 Israeli biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shlomo_Hestrin
Nancy Goroff Nancy Sarah Goroff 1968 n/a American organic chemist who is chair of the chemistry department at Stony Brook University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Goroff
Murray Eden Murray Eden 1920 2020 American physical chemist and academic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Eden
Michael Albeck Michael Albeck 1934 n/a Israeli organic and bioorganic chemist of tellurium compounds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Albeck
Max Margules Max Margules 1856 1920 null mathematician, physicist, and chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Margules
France Bloch-Sérazin France Bloch-Sérazin 1913 1943 null chemist and militant communist who fought in the French resistance against German occupation during World War II. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_Bloch-Sérazin
Regina Kapeller-Adler Regina Kapeller-Adler 1900 1991 Austrian biochemist who, in 1934, devised an innovative test for early pregnancy based on the detection of histidine in urine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Kapeller-Adler
Samuel Soloveichik Dr. Samuel 1909 1967 null Orthodox Jewish chemist and talmudist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Soloveichik
Arthur von Weinberg Arthur von Weinberg 1860 1943 German chemist and industrialist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_von_Weinberg
Heinrich Jacob Goldschmidt Heinrich Jacob Goldschmidt 1857 1937 Austrian Jewish chemist who spent most of his career working in Norway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Jacob_Goldschmidt
Herman Pines Herman Pines 1902 1996 Russian chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Pines
Joel Elkes Joel Elkes 1913 2015 null leading medical researcher specialising in the chemistry of the brain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Elkes
Maxine Fassberg Maxine Fassberg 1953 n/a South African retired educator, engineer, and CEO. She immigrated from South Africa to Israel in 1975 and earned bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxine_Fassberg
Moses Wolf Goldberg Dr Moses Wolf Goldberg 1905 1964 Estonian Jewish chemist who, along with Leo Henryk Sternbach, developed a process for the synthesis of biotin (a B vitamin) in 1949 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Wolf_Goldberg
Blanka Wladislaw Blanka Wladislaw 1917 2012 Brazilian chemist of Polish-Jewish descent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanka_Wladislaw
Meir Lahav Meir Lahav 1936 n/a Israeli chemist and materials scientist and emeritus professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meir_Lahav
Lewis Hastings Sarett Lewis Hastings Sarett 1917 1999 American organic chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Hastings_Sarett
Saul Dushman Saul Dushman 1883 1954 Russian physical chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Dushman
Ralph Dorfman Ralph Isadore Dorfman 1911 1985 American Jewish biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Dorfman
Israel Kleiner (biochemist) Israel Simon Kleiner 1885 1966 null biochemist whose work helped lead to the discovery of insulin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Kleiner_(biochemist)
Avner Treinin Avner Treinin 1928 2011 Israeli poet and professor of physical chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avner_Treinin
Norman Gaylord Norman Grant Gaylord 1923 2007 American industrial chemist and research scientist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Gaylord
Hermann Lehmann Hermann Lehmann 1910 1985 German physician and biochemist known for his works on the chemistry and diversity of hemoglobin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Lehmann
Harold Scheraga Harold Abraham Scheraga 1921 2020 American biophysicist and the George W. and Grace L. Todd Professor Emeritus in the chemistry department at Cornell University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Scheraga
Julius Heldman Julius Heldman 1919 2006 null Tennis Team Captain at UCLA. He received a Doctorate from Stanford University in physical chemistry and became a Shell Oil executive and worked on the Manhattan Project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Heldman
Aaron Bodansky Aaron Bodansky 1887 1960 Russian biochemist remembered for describing the Bodansky unit in the measurement of alkaline phosphatase in blood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Bodansky
Benjamin Shapira Benjamin Shapira 1913 1993 Israeli biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Shapira
Morris U. Cohen Morris U. Cohen 1910 1989 American professor of chemistry, dismissed in 1941 from the City College of New York (CCNY) following investigations by the Rapp-Coudert Committee and alleged of Soviet espionage during 1953 hearings of the U.S. Senate Internal Security Subcommittee (SISS) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_U._Cohen
Zacharias Dische Zacharias Dische 1895 1988 American biochemist of Ukrainian-Jewish origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacharias_Dische
Arthur Vogel (chemist) Arthur Israel Vogel 1905 1966 British chemist known for his Chemistry textbooks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Vogel_(chemist)
Leslie Leiserowitz Leslie Leiserowitz 1934 n/a Israeli chemist and crystallographer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Leiserowitz
Inge Auerbacher Inge Auerbacher 1934 n/a German chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inge_Auerbacher
Maurice M. Rapport Maurice Rapport 1919 2011 null biochemist who is best known for his work with the neurotransmitter serotonin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_M._Rapport
Joyce Jacobson Kaufman Joyce Jacobson Kaufman 1929 2016 American chemist known for advancing the science of quantum chemistry and for clinical research on anaesthetics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Jacobson_Kaufman
Joseph Joshua Weiss Joseph Joshua Weiss 1905 1972 Austrian Jewish chemist and Professor at the Newcastle University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Joshua_Weiss
Uri Banin Uri Banin null null Israeli chemist and a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, currently holding the Alfred & Erica Larisch Memorial Chair at the Institute of Chemistry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uri_Banin
Stefanie Horovitz Stefanie Horovitz 1887 1942 Polish Jewish chemist known for experimental work proving the existence of isotopes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefanie_Horovitz
Rebeca Gerschman Rebeca Gerschman 1903 1986 null Argentinian biologist and physiologist who received a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Pharmacy from the University of Buenos Aires https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebeca_Gerschman
Otto Neubauer Otto Neubauer 1874 1957 null Bohemia-born physician and biochemist who was responsible for several clinical diagnostic innovations including the Neubauer-Fischer test to evaluate kidney function and the Neubauer counting chamber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Neubauer
Theodor Goldschmidt Carl Theodor Wilhelm Goldschmidt 1817 1875 German entrepreneur and chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_Goldschmidt
Doron Aurbach Doron Aurbach 1952 n/a Israeli electrochemist, materials and surface scientist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doron_Aurbach
Sylvy Kornberg Sylvy Kornberg née Sylvia Ruth Levy 1917 1986 American biochemist who carried out research on DNA replication and polyphosphate synthesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvy_Kornberg
Harry Friedmann Harry Friedmann 1931 2018 null professor of chemistry who specialized in theoretical nonlinear optics and lasers in biology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Friedmann
Arieh Ben-Naim Arieh Ben-Naim 1934 n/a null professor of physical chemistry who retired in 2003 from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arieh_Ben-Naim
Joseph J. Katz Joseph J. Katz 1912 2008 null chemist at Argonne National Laboratory whose fundamental research on the chemistry of photosynthesis led to his election to the US National Academy of Science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_J._Katz
Sever Sternhell Severyn Marcel Sternhell 1930 n/a Australian academic and organic chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sever_Sternhell
Hans Leopold Meyer Hans Leopold Meyer 1871 1942 Austrian chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Leopold_Meyer
Josef Herzig Josef Herzig 1853 1924 Austrian chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Herzig
August Freund August Freund 1835 1892 Austrian chemist who in 1881 first synthesised cyclopropane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Freund
Jakub Natanson Jakub Natanson 1832 1884 Polish chemist and banker, one of the discoverers of Fuchsine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakub_Natanson
Eli Keshet Eli Keshet null null Israeli biochemist and professor of molecular biology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Keshet
Fritz Weigert Fritz Weigert 1876 1947 German physical chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Weigert
Amiram Barkai Amiram Israel Barkai 1936 2014 Israeli biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiram_Barkai
Bergnart Carl Lewy Bergnart (Bernhard) Carl Lewy null null Danish chemist; born in Copenhagen on 5 July 1817 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergnart_Carl_Lewy
Gad Avigad Gad Avigad 1930 n/a Israeli biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gad_Avigad
Gertrud Kornfeld Gertrud Kornfeld 1891 1955 German chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrud_Kornfeld
Milton Kerker Milton Kerker 1920 2016 American physical chemist and former professor at Department of Chemistry at Clarkson University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Kerker
Jason Shear Jason Ben Shear 1967 n/a American chemist and expert in biomaterials and bioengineering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Shear
Eran Rabani Eran Rabani null null Israeli theoretical chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eran_Rabani
Adrian Krainer (scientist) Adrian Robert Krainer null null Uruguayan biochemist and molecular geneticist known for his research into RNA gene-splicing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Krainer_(scientist)
Deborah Mowshowitz Deborah Mowshowitz null null American biochemist and a Professor of Biology and Director of Undergraduate Programs and Lab Operations at Columbia University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Mowshowitz
Max Speter Max Speter 1883 1942 German Jewish chemist and science historian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Speter
Herbert L. Strauss Herbert Leopold Strauss 1936 2014 American chemist who specialized in spectroscopy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_L._Strauss
Otto Saly Binswanger Otto Saly Binswanger 1854 1917 German chemist and toxicologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Saly_Binswanger
Hans Finkelstein Hans Finkelstein 1885 1938 German chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Finkelstein
Samuel Isaac Weissman Dr Samuel Isaac Weissman 1912 2007 American chemist and professor best known for his work on the application of electron spin resonance (ESR) to chemistry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Isaac_Weissman
Herman S. Bloch Herman Samuel Bloch 1912 1990 American chemist and an inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_S._Bloch
Giulio Cantoni Giulio Leonardo Cantoni 1915 2005 null director of the United States' National Institutes of Health's Laboratory of Cellular Pharmacology, later renamed the Laboratory of General and Comparative Biochemistry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giulio_Cantoni
I. Robert Lehman Israel Robert Lehman 1924 n/a null emeritus professor of biochemistry at the Stanford University School of Medicine who has made major contributions in characterizing the process of homologous recombination https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I._Robert_Lehman
Emil Wohlwill Wolf Emil Wohlwill 1835 1912 German Jewish engineer of electrochemistry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Wohlwill
Samuel Barnett Schryver Samuel Barnett Schryver 1869 1929 British biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Barnett_Schryver
Gerhard Schmidt (biochemist) Gerhard Schmidt 1901 1981 German physician and biochemist who was regarded as "a world authority on nucleic acids and phospholipids https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Schmidt_(biochemist)
Edmund Speyer Jakob Edmund Speyer 1878 1942 null high-ranking German university lecturer and chemist of Jewish descent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Speyer
Mieczysław Centnerszwer Mieczysław Centnerszwer 1874 1944 Polish chemist and professor at the Technical University of Riga and at the University of Warsaw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mieczysław_Centnerszwer
Mark M. Green Mark Mordecai Green 1937 n/a American chemist, writer and professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_M._Green
Hanoch Senderowitz Hanoch Senderowitz 1963 n/a Israeli chemist specializing in the fields of Computational Chemistry, Molecular modelling, Computer-Aided Drug Design, and Chemoinformatics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoch_Senderowitz
Arie Lev Gruzman Arie Lev Gruzman 1970 n/a null professor of chemistry at Bar Ilan University specializing in Medicinal Chemistry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arie_Lev_Gruzman
Alfred Oppenheim (chemist) Alfred Oppenheim 1878 1943 German chemist and gas mantle manufacturer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Oppenheim_(chemist)
Amnon Albeck Amnon Albeck 1958 n/a null organic and bioorganic chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnon_Albeck
Elie A. Shneour Elie Alexis Shneour 1925 2015 French neurochemist, biophysicist and author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elie_A._Shneour
Silvia Braslavsky Silvia Elsa Braslavsky 1942 n/a Argentine chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvia_Braslavsky
Heinrich Wohlwill Heinrich Wohlwill 1874 1943 German Jewish engineer of electrochemistry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Wohlwill
Rudolph A. Seiden Rudolph A. Seiden 1900 1965 American chemist of Austrian origin and a Zionist activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_A._Seiden
Pál Szily Pál von Szily 1878 1945 Hungarian physician and chemist who contributed to the development of the pH scale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pál_Szily
Yuri A. Barbanel Yuri A. Barbanel 1935 2016 null distinguished Russian chemist born in 1935 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_A._Barbanel
Anita Dolly Panek Anita Dolly Haubenstock Panek null null Brazilian biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Dolly_Panek
Isaac Berenblum Isaac Berenblum 1903 2000 Israeli biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Berenblum
Martin André Rosanoff Martin André Rosanoff, Sc.D. 1874 1951 Russian chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_André_Rosanoff
Hirsch Loeb Sabsovich Hirsch Loeb Sabsovich 1860 1915 Russian Jewish agronomist, chemist, agricultural educator, Mayor of Woodbine, New Jersey, General Agent of the Baron de Hirsch Fund, and a leader of the Am Olam movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirsch_Loeb_Sabsovich
Hayyim ben Judah ibn Musa Hayyim ben Judah ibn Musa null null null Jewish physician, chemist, astronomer, and apologist who contended with Nicholas de Lyra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayyim_ben_Judah_ibn_Musa
David Zitoun David Zitoun null null Israeli chemist and materials scientist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Zitoun
Shimon Schuldiner Shimon Schuldiner 1946 n/a Israeli biochemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimon_Schuldiner
Ariel G. Loewy Ariel Gideon Loewy 1925 2001 null biochemist and cell biologist who spent most of his career on the faculty at Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania and was an adjunct professor at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine at the time of his death in 2001 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_G._Loewy
Brian David Dynlacht Brian David Dynlacht 1965 n/a American biochemist and Professor in the Department of Pathology of New York University School of Medicine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_David_Dynlacht
Emanuel Gil-Av Emanuel Gil-Av (Zimkin) 1916 1996 Israeli chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Gil-Av
Germán Martínez Hidalgo Germán Martinez Hidalgo 1929 2009 null scientist, physicist, mathematician, chemist, and astronomer who popularized science by writing weekly articles in the Mexican newspaper, El Sol de Puebla https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germán_Martínez_Hidalgo
Shmaryahu Hoz Shmaryahu Hoz 1945 n/a null Professor Emeritus specializing in physical organic chemistry and computational nanotechnology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shmaryahu_Hoz
Theodore Sourkes Theodore Lionel Sourkes 1919 2015 Canadian biochemist and neuropsychopharmacologist who helped advance the treatment of Parkinson's disease and hypertension https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Sourkes
William Z. Hassid William Zev Hassid 1899 1974 null pioneer research scientist in sugar biochemistry, who announced the synthesis of sucrose in 1944 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Z._Hassid
Bernhard Proskauer Bernhard Proskauer 1851 1915 German chemist and hygienist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Proskauer
Shlomo Margel Shlomo Margel 1945 n/a null Professor of Chemistry at Bar Ilan University specializing in polymers, biopolymers, functional thin films, encapsulation, surface chemistry, nanotechnology, nanobiotechnology and agro-nanotechnology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shlomo_Margel
Gilbert Daniel Nessim Gilbert Daniel Nessim 1966 n/a null chemistry professor at Bar-Ilan University specializing in the synthesis of 1D and 2D nanomaterials for electronic, mechanic, and energy applications https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Daniel_Nessim
Lillian Cohen Lillian Cohen 1878 1949 American inorganic chemist and chemistry professor at the University of Minnesota https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_Cohen
Alfred Hassner Alfred Hassner 1930 n/a null internationally known organic chemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Hassner
Siniša Djaja Siniša Đaja 1887 1962 null chemist, pharmacist and professor at the University of Belgrade, where he helped found the Faculty of Pharmacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siniša_Djaja
Hans Stammreich Hans Stammreich 1902 1969 Brazilian chemist of German origin and an important pioneer of Raman spectroscopy and molecular spectroscopy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Stammreich
Gerold Grodsky Gerold Grodsky null null American professor of biochemistry, biophysics, and medicine at the University of California, San Francisco Diabetes Center, as well as a diabetes researcher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerold_Grodsky